Overfly (Verb)
Meaning
Fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The airline asks passengers to look out the window as the plane overflies the Great Barrier Reef during the flight.
- During the ceremony, an F-16 fighter jet would overfly the football stadium at exactly 3 pm.
- To give the crowd a breathtaking view of the parade below, a hot air balloon was scheduled to overfly Times Square.
- Weather conditions forced the pilots to adjust the course so the plane could safely overfly the thunderstorm system in the area.
- More than 200,000 spectators watched as the parade began with a C-130 aircraft programmed to overfly the city center at noon.