flyby
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[edit]flyby (plural flybys)
- 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.
- 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Maisuth, Ondeste System:
- Farthest from the dim red dwarf Ondeste, the ice dwarf Maisuth has attracted no interest beyond a cursory flyby by automated probe in 1874. No significant resources were noted.
- (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Air Boss Johnson:
- Two of your snot-nose jockeys did a fly-by on my tower at over 400 knots!
- (figurative) A brief visit.
- (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
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[edit]flight past celestial object
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ceremonial low-level flight
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