flyby

English

Noun

flyby (plural flybys)

1. A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.

   The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.

2. (US) A low-level flight of ceremonial nature, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
3. A brief visit to an IRC channel

Synonyms

• (ceremonial low-level flight): flypast (UK), flyover (US)

Translations

flight past celestial object

Finnish: ohilento (fi)

ceremonial low-level flight

Finnish: ylilento (fi)

Spanish: sobrevuelo (es) m.

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Russian: пролёт (ru) (proljót) m.