Overflight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overflight is a noun meaning The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
Meaning
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
Example Sentences
Nicaragua has been investigating the possibility that the 1985 outbreak of dengue fever along its Honduran border may have resulted from the release of infected mosquitos by U.S. reconnaissance overflights.
Word Forms
- overflights
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flight, plane, fly-by, overview, scan, glance.
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