flyover

[ flahy-oh-ver ]

noun

1. a formation of aircraft in flight for observation from the ground, especially a prearranged, low-altitude flight over a public gathering.
2. a flight over a simulated target by a bomber or bombing planes.
3. a flight over a specified area, as for viewing:

   We booked a one-hour flyover of the Grand Canyon.

4. the action of passing or flying overhead:

   rumors of another UFO flyover.

5. British. an overhead crossing, especially a highway overpass.

adjective

1. Informal: Usually Disparaging. noting a state or region of the United States between the East and West Coasts that is not typically considered to be a tourist destination and is flown over during transcontinental flights:

   You know, some of the most prestigious universities are located in flyover country, so try not to be such an East Coast snob.

flyover

/ ˈflaɪˌəʊvə /

noun

1. Also calledoverpass
   1. an intersection of two roads at which one is carried over the other by a bridge
   2. such a bridge
2. See fly-past
   the US name for fly-past

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyover¹

First recorded in 1900–05; noun and adjective use of verb phrase fly over

Example Sentences

Three pictures scan the interiors of parking garages, another a parking lot and the last a highway framed by flyover ramps.

From Washington Post

One study used gravitational readings and the other microwave data from Juno’s Microwave Radiometer instrument during recent flyovers of the storm.

From Popular-Science

A flyover will take place over the cemetery during the procession.

From Washington Post

This bridge, however, doesn’t span a stream or send pedestrians along a flyover.

From Popular-Science

In the late 1960s, late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle introduced flyovers and mandated that players stand with their helmets tucked under their left arms and right hands over their hearts.

From Washington Post

There will be prayers, a moment of silence, bagpipes and a military flyover.

From The Daily Beast

Wall Street has botched another initial public offering of a flyover-country food company.

From The Daily Beast

The next time you see an initial public offering from a food company based in flyover country, tell your broker you want in.

From The Daily Beast

Great Plains By Ian Frazier In a journey of 25,000 miles, Frazier makes flyover country a magical place.

From The Daily Beast

But, like turn-by-turn navigation, Flyover will run only on the 4S and newer iPads.

From The Daily Beast

She could only see half a mile south, because Flyover Point blocked the view.

From Project Gutenberg

High in the thickening sky wild ducks passed over Flyover Point and dropped into the sheltered marshes among the cypress.

From Project Gutenberg