overflight

o·ver·flight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-flahyt]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌflaɪt/
- /ˈəʊv.ə.ˌflaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-flahyt]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌflaɪt/

Definitions of overflight word

noun overflight an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored. 1
noun overflight passage of an aircraft over sth 1
variable noun overflight An overflight is the passage of an aircraft from one country over another country's territory. 0
noun overflight the flight of an aircraft over a specific area or territory 0

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Origin of overflight

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600 as pertaining to the flight of birds; 1955-60 for current sense; over- + flight1

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Parts of speech for Overflight

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Overflight

overflight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% 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.

overflight usage trend in Literature

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