overfly

o·ver·fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-flahy]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/
- /əʊvəˈflaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-flahy]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/

Definitions of overfly word

verb with object overfly to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory. 1
verb with object overfly to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot. 1
verb with object overfly to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather. 1
verb without object overfly to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew. 1
verb overfly When an aircraft overflies an area, it flies over it. 0
verb overfly to fly over (a territory) or past (a point) 0

See all 7 definitions of overfly

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Origin of overfly

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60; over- + fly1

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Parts of speech for Overfly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overfly

overfly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

overfly usage trend in Literature

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