flyover

flyover

English

Alternative forms

• fly-over

Etymology

From fly + over.

A 1905 flyover (def. 2) in Lewin Kłodzki, Poland

Noun

flyover (plural flyovers)

1. (US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British)
2. (Britain) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
3. (US) A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes

Antonyms

1. underpass, flyunder (sense 2)

Derived terms

• flyover country
• flyover state

Translations

low-level flight

German: Tiefflug (de) m

road

Bulgarian: надлез (bg) m (nadlez) Dutch: fly-over (nl) m German: Überführung (de) f, Straßenüberführung f (road), Eisenbahnüberführung f (railway) Italian: cavalcavia (it) m, viadotto (it) m

Polish: wiadukt (pl) Portuguese: viaduto (pt) m Swedish: viadukt (sv) c, vägbro (sv) c

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