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Definition of overfly verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overfly

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈflaɪ/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overfly
 
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈflaɪ/
he / she / it overflies
 
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈflaɪz/
past simple overflew
 
/ˌəʊvəˈfluː/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈfluː/
past participle overflown
 
/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈfləʊn/
-ing form overflying
 
/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈflaɪɪŋ/
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  1. overfly (something) to fly over a place
    • We overflew the war zone, taking photographs.
    • the noise from overflying planes
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See overfly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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