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flyover state

flyover state noun: any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal or transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination.

Noun

flyover state (plural flyover states)

  1. (US, derogatory, mildly) Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal or transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination.

Forms of flyover state

pluralflyover states

Questions about flyover state

What does flyover state mean?
Flyover state means any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal or transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination.
What part of speech is flyover state?
Flyover state is a noun.
What is the plural of flyover state?
The plural of flyover state is flyover states.

Words near flyover state in the dictionary

  1. Flyorov
  2. flyout
  3. flyouts
  4. flyover
  5. flyover country
  6. flyover state
  7. flyover states
  8. flyovers
  9. flypaper
  10. flypaper theory
  11. flypapered

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