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fly⋅by

[flahy-bahy]
–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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