EGAVE

overfly

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

pass over overshoot overpass overglide overgo overfare over overstream overwalk outfly

Often followed by

the their its and a them it cuba french

Word family

overflew overflies overflown overflying

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