flyover
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- noun
- /ˈflaɪˌoʊvər/
- US
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sobrevuelo
- The pregame ceremonies will include a flyover, a bald eagle landing, and Grammy Award-winning singer Yolanda Adams.
- helicopter flyover
- jet flyover
- military flyover
Examples
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Full military honors included a flyover by four A-10 Thunderbolts in the Missing Man Formation, the wingman spiraling away, symbolizing the lost pilot.
Academic text (2002) -
The Endeavour flyover the Golden Gate was an outrageous way to start the day in San Francisco.
Blog text (15) -
At the end of the halftime show, we had the flyover.
Blog text (1) -
The flyover was scheduled at 11:15 a.m., and it was as close to on time as you can get.
Blog text (31) -
There were 400 B-29s that were part of the flyover.
Blog text (11) -
As I joined the spectators, I was greeted with a military C-17 flyover from the U.S. Air Force at McChord Field.
Blog text (28) -
The Navy lieutenant, call sign "Purple," will be one of two pilots conducting a U.S. naval pregame flyover, immediately following the playing of the national anthem.
Blog text (31) -
The only moments of dramatic tension come when Odyssey's ship is anchored in the English Channel, blocking a shipping lane, and a French Navy jet does a few low flyovers to emphasize that they need to move their ship.
Academic text (2009) -
Every November, the Chiefs have an Air Force flyover of Arrowhead Stadium to commemorate Veterans Day.
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In the coming moments, Paula, we will see a very dramatic flyover over the nation's capital.
Synonyms
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A trip by plane from one place to another
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A plane flying over another country's land or waters
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A low flight by military planes over people watching on the ground
A short low flight of planes over people to honour or remember something
Compounds
- Offensive
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Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities
- Offensive
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A U.S. state that people often ignore when they travel between big cities on the coast
How Ceremonial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flyover comes from the words fly and over, imagining planes that 'fly over' a place as part of a ceremony. So a flyover is a short flight low above a location, often done at public events.