overfly (redirected from overflown)

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.

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overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ]

vb -flies, -flying, -flew, -flown

(Engineering / Aeronautics) (tr) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

overfly - fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" pass over 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] VT → sobrevolar

overfly [ˌəʊvə^rˈflaɪ] [overflew] (pt) [overflown] (pp) vt → survoler

overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ] (overflew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈflʊː] (overflown (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn] vt → sorvolare

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overfly [ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ] (overflew (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈflʊː] (overflown (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn] vt → sorvolare