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fly⋅by

  [flahy-bahy]
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–noun, plural -bys.
1. the flight of a spacecraft close enough to a celestial object, as a planet, to gather scientific data.
2. Aeronautics.
a. Also called flypast. a low-altitude flight of an aircraft for the benefit of ground observers.
b. flyover (def. 1).
Also, fly-by.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase fly by
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fly by

verb
1. pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" 
2. move by very quickly [syn: zip by] 
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