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overfly
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o·ver·fly  (vr-fl)
tr.v. o·ver·flew (-fl), o·ver·flown (-fln), o·ver·fly·ing, o·ver·flies
1. To fly over (a particular area or territory) in an aircraft or spacecraft.
2. To fly beyond or past; overshoot: The plane overflew the runway and crashed.

overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ]
vb -flies, -flying, -flew, -flown
(Engineering / Aeronautics) (tr) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overfly - fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
Translations
overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ] (overflew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈfluː] (overflown (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn] VTsobrevolar
overfly [ˌəʊvərˈflaɪ] [overflew] (pt) [overflown] (pp) vtsurvoler
overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ] (overflew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈflʊː] (overflown (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn] vtsorvolare


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Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said Israeli overflights and listening devices in south Lebanon were a violation of Security Council Resolution 1701.
It says the overflights undermine the credibility of UN peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon and compromise efforts to bring stability to the region.
Having boasted of Sputnik, which passed over the United states several times a day and even became visible at twilight to the American public, the soviets could hardly object to later overflights of their own territory by US satellites.
 
 
 
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