overfly

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overfly

verb overflies · overflying · overflew · overflown

To fly over something. My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
To fly too far past something. The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.

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verb fly over something

Español	sobrevolar
Português	sobrevoar
Français	survoler
Deutsch	überfliegen
Italiano	sorvolare

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@misc{overfly_2026,
  title = {overfly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overfly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}