Transcription
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- [oh-ver-flahy]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/
- /əʊvəˈflaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-flahy]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ/
Definitions of overfly word
- verb with object overfly to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory. 1
- verb with object overfly to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot. 1
- verb with object overfly to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather. 1
- verb without object overfly to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew. 1
- verb overfly When an aircraft overflies an area, it flies over it. 0
- verb overfly to fly over (a territory) or past (a point) 0
Information block about the term
Origin of overfly
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; over- + fly1
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Parts of speech for Overfly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overfly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
overfly usage trend in Literature
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