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verb (used with object)
1.
to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory.
2.
to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot.
3.
to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather.
verb (used without object)
4.
to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew.
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