flypast

noun

fly·​past ˈflī-ˌpast How to pronounce flypast (audio)
chiefly British

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Another flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight of historic aircraft closed the program on a soaring note. Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Prince Louis also caught attention with his adorable dancing on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the ceremony, during the Royal Air Force flypast. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 However, this does mark yet another year in which Boeing has refrained from the aircraft flypasts or major promotional activities. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 June 2025 While both events will include a military flypast, Trooping the Color offers a more old-fashioned sense of pageantry with those soldiers on horseback, dressed in brightly colored ceremonial uniforms and elaborate headgear. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flypast

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flypast was in 1914

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“Flypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flypast. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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