overfly

(ō′vər flī, ōvər flī′)

transitive verb overflew, overflown, overflying

to fly an aircraft over (a specified area) or beyond (a specified place); esp., to fly over (foreign territory) for reconnaissance

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See overfly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb o·ver·flew (-flo͞oˈ), o·ver·flown (-flōnˈ), o·ver·fly·ing, o·ver·flies
  1. To fly over (a particular area or territory) in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  2. To fly beyond or past; overshoot: The plane overflew the runway and crashed.

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