Overfly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overfly is a verb meaning To fly over something.
Meaning
To fly over something.
More Meanings
- To fly too far past something.
Example Sentences
My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.
In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests.
Word Forms
- overflies
- overflying
- overflew
- overflown
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overshoot, overpass, overgo, overfare, over, overstream.
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