What does fly-by mean?

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fly-by

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flyover, fly-by, flypastnoun

    a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

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  1. fly-by

    A fly-by is an event or action in which a spacecraft, satellite, or aircraft moves closely past a particular location or object, especially another celestial body or spacecraft. This is often undertaken to collect data or images. It can also refer to a ceremonial flight made at a low altitude, often as a tribute or display.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fly-by in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fly-by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fly-by in a Sentence

  1. Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal:

    We measure the value of the route by the time that it takes to fly by helicopter versus the time it takes to drive, and we're now turning 6-hour drives into 35-minute flights, it's obviously not going to be as inexpensive as Uber, but for people who value their time more than the cost it does make sense.

  2. Luciano de Crescenzo:

    We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another.

  3. Theresa Cardinal Brown:

    These are not some fly-by-night universities, these aren't scams, these are legit universities who would normally have in-person curricula but for coronavirus, the bigger issue is some of these countries have travel restrictions on and they can't go home, so what do they do then ?

  4. Wesley D'Amico:

    I learned to fly by watching the birds.”

  5. Luciano De Crescenzo:

    We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.

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