Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [flahy-past, -pahst]
- /ˈflaɪˌpæst, -ˌpɑst/
- /ˈflaɪ.pɑːst/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [flahy-past, -pahst]
- /ˈflaɪˌpæst, -ˌpɑst/
Definitions of flypast word
- noun flypast flyby (def 2a). 1
- noun flypast (British) A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US). 1
- noun flypast military: flyover by aircraft 1
- countable noun flypast A flypast is a flight by a group of aircraft in a special formation which takes place on a ceremonial occasion or as a display. 0
- noun flypast (Britain) A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US). 0
Information block about the term
Origin of flypast
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; noun use of verb phrase fly past
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flypast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flypast popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flypast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fl
- Words starting with fly
- Words starting with flyp
- Words starting with flypa
- Words starting with flypas
- Words starting with flypast