Overfly


[oh-ver-flahy] /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/

verb (used with object), overflew, overflown, overflying.
1.
to over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.):
The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory.
2.
to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot.
3.
to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop:
to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather.
verb (used without object), overflew, overflown, overflying.
4.
to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.:
The plane approached the border but never overflew.
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/
verb -flies, -flying, -flew, -flown
1.
(transitive) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point)

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