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overfly

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o⋅ver⋅fly

  [oh-ver-flahy] verb, -flew, -flown, -fly⋅ing.
Use overfly in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1550–60; over- + fly 1
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o·ver·fly   (ō'vər-flī')   
tr.v.   o·ver·flew (-flōō'), o·ver·flown (-flōn'), o·ver·fly·ing, o·ver·flies

  1. To fly over (a particular area or territory) in an aircraft or spacecraft.

  2. To fly beyond or past; overshoot: The plane overflew the runway and crashed.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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