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overfly in French

overfly in French is survoler — overfly means to travel by air above a place.

overfly in French

survoler
verb
To fly over something.

What does "overfly" mean?

  1. verb To travel by air above a place.
    "My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon."
  2. verb To fly further than intended and go past the place you meant to reach.
    "The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back."
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overfly in a sentence

  • My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
  • In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests.
  • The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.

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What is "overfly" in French?
"overfly" in French is survoler. overfly means: To travel by air above a place.
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