flyover

noun

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

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Exactly what the flyover would look like and how it would be aligned is to be finalized. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 But in a notable shift this year, the parade took place without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment, aside from a traditional flyover of combat jets. ABC News, 9 May 2026 The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum. Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 In fact, 14 women currently are governors in all sorts of states — north, south, flyover and Pacific coast. Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 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 18 May. 2026.

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