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flyover

flyover

1 6.0
A 3D view in a map app that shows a place from above
  • noun
  • /ˈflaɪˌoʊvər/
  • Texting
translation icon : recorrido aéreo 3D
  • Although flyover modeling has been the military's domain, there is potential use in education.
  • a 3D flyover

Examples

  • I know it sounds silly, but when you have new features like Flyover or turn-by-turn navigation to play with, or when you have a brand new iPhone you just can't put down, your battery might be draining because you're using it a lot more.

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  • Medal of Honor: Warfighter's Zero Dark Thirty Map Pack is out this winter, and to give you an idea of what to expect, EA has released a flyover video of the map.

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  • Flyover: Apple has also added a new 3D flyover feature.

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  • Flyover: Apple has also added a new 3D flyover feature.

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  • Designed by Apple from the ground up, Maps gives you turn-by-turn spoken directions, interactive 3D views, and the stunning Flyover feature.

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  • And then last year it bought C3 Technologies, which has some beautiful demos of 3D flyover maps, but has proven, erm, inconsistent.

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  • You can zoom in and out, view topos and aerial photographs, and do a 3D flyover using Google Earth.

  • At backpacker.com/parks, you'll find 3D flyovers that let you preview the terrain and even campsites on each of the featured hikes.

  • SG5 offers a flyover feature that provides an interactive 3D aerial tour of each hole.

Compounds

flyover country
  • Offensive
1 8.6

Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities

flyover state
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A U.S. state that people often ignore when they travel between big cities on the coast

How Immersive

flyover
  • Texting
1 6.0
virtual tour
  • Texting
3 3.1
3D
60 3.6
topograph
9.5

Surface Forms

flyover singular
flyovers plural

Morphology

flyover = fly (semi-transparent) = over + fly

The digital mapping sense is derived by metaphor from 'flying over' a place; the components signal the idea but the technical application is specialized. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Flyover comes from the words fly and over, suggesting the idea of 'flying over' a town or building. So a flyover in a map or travel app is a moving view from the sky that feels like a short flight above the area.