flyover

noun

fly·​over ˈflī-ˌō-vər How to pronounce flyover (audio)
1
British : overpass
2

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There’s also a meeting before each home game so residents are prepared for road closures, pregame flyovers and other potential disruptions. Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 By the time the tour hit Vancouver − her last stop on the Eras Tour – the stage glittered with two flyover cameras, jib arms, rolling camera tracks along the stage and microphones aimed squarely at the crowd. Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 The goal of the flyovers is to sow fear and division, Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said Thursday, adding that the country will seek additional ways to neutralize drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 The president stood for the national anthem performed by a firefighter, which was accompanied by a four-jet flyover. Ryan Morik , Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flyover

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flyover was in 1901

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“Flyover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyover. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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