overfly
English
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Etymology
Verb
overfly (third-person singular simple present overflies, present participle overflying, simple past overflew, past participle overflown)
- To fly over something.
- My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
- To fly too far past something.
- The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.