flyby

See also: fly by

English

Noun

flyby (plural flybies)

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 ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
3. A brief visit.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• post-flyby

Translations

flight past celestial object

• Finnish: ohilento
• French: survol (fr) m
• German: Vorbeiflug m
• Italian: volo ravvicinato m, sorvolo (it) m, passaggio ravvicinato
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• Malay: lintas terbang
• Russian: пролёт (ru) m (proljót)
• Spanish: sobrevolar (es)
• Turkish: yanından geçme m

ceremonial low-level flight

• Finnish: ylilento (fi)
• German: Tiefflug (de) m
• Italian: sorvolo (it) m
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• Russian: пролёт (ru) m (proljót)
• Spanish: sobrevuelo (es) m
• Turkish: alçaktan uçuş

See also

• fly-through