verb
overfly
Overfly (verb) means to travel by air above a place.
verb
1
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."
"In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests."
— Hernan Diaz, In the Distance (2017)
2
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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What is the meaning of overfly?
"overfly" (verb) means to travel by air above a place.
What are the different meanings of overfly?
"overfly" has 2 main meanings: 1. To travel by air above a place; 2. To fly further than intended and go past the place you meant to reach.
