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FLYOVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

fly-by; flyover; flypast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flyover" is a kind of...):

flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)

Domain category:

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

flyover; overpass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flyover" is a kind of...):

bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)

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