flyover

noun

fly·​over ˈflī-ˌō-vər 

1

British : overpass

2

: flyby sense 1

Examples of flyover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That includes the potential for astronauts to appear before games, as well as for NASA to conduct stadium flyovers with its fleet of aircraft used for testing, research and astronaut training. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Seattle loved all of it, and the military flyover at the end provided some high-drama punctuation overhead. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

After public pushback, xAI applied for a permit for 15 permanent turbines in early 2025, but four months later two flyovers by the Southern Environmental Law Center, or SELC, found 35 turbines operating there. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

In addition to the flyover, Los Gatos High School and the town have taken several steps to preserving the town’s connection to that history. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1