flypast

noun

fly·​past ˈflī-ˌpast 

chiefly British

: flyby sense 1

Examples of flypast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Upon his arrival on Sept 12, William received a Royal Salute and observed a flypast over the college. —Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024

On Monday, May 5, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and more working royals attended a military procession and aerial flypast to kick off the festivities. —Meredith Kile, People.com, 8 May 2025

Moments later, the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows display team streaked across the sky in a flypast that left trails of red, white and blue smoke. —Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 5 May 2025

The South Korean parade included a flypast by a U.S. B-1B strategic bomber for the first time, while the U.S. Eighth Army band and an armored Stryker brigade also took part. —Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flypast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast