ALL meanings of overfly
o·ver·fly
O o - 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
- verb transitive overfly to fly an aircraft over (a specified area) or beyond (a specified place); esp., to fly over (foreign territory) for reconnaissance 0