What does flyover mean?

Definitions for flyover
ˈflaɪˌoʊ vərfly·over

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overpass, flyovernoun

    bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

  2. flyover, fly-by, flypastnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. flyovernoun

    A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast

  2. flyovernoun

    A road that passes over another; an overpass

  3. Etymology: From fly + over.

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  1. flyover

    A flyover is a bridge or overpass that allows road or rail traffic to cross over another road, water-body, railway line, or any other physical obstacle, without intersecting with it at ground level. It is designed to improve the flow of traffic and reduce congestion by providing grade-separated intersections. The term is commonly used in the UK, India, and other Commonwealth nations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flyover in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flyover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of flyover in a Sentence

  1. Neil Cox:

    The coast guard here did a flyover yesterday and they parachuted in cans of Coke and chocolate and cookies.

  2. Kay Ivey:

    I'm sure it could be worse. But what I've seen this morning in the flyover, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach and Fort Morgan, it's really, really bad.

  3. Eric Angely:

    David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.

  4. Ravindra Kumar Gupta:

    Every night, hundreds of laborers would build the flyover and they would cook and sleep near the site by day, the government wanted to complete the flyover before the elections and the laborers were working on a tight deadline ... Maybe the hasty construction led to the collapse.

  5. Mia Love:

    He showed Utah that we are not just a flyover state.

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