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overflight

overflight noun: the flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.

Noun

overflight (plural overflights)

  1. The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
    • Nicaragua has been investigating the possibility that the 1985 outbreak of dengue fever along its Honduran border may have resulted from the release of infected mosquitos by U.S. reconnaissance overflights.1987 May 9, Bod Lederer, “US Denies AIDS Bio War with Contradictions”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of overflight

pluraloverflights

Origin of overflight

From over- + flight.

Questions about overflight

What does overflight mean?
Overflight means the flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
What part of speech is overflight?
Overflight is a noun.
What is the plural of overflight?
The plural of overflight is overflights.

Words near overflight in the dictionary

  1. overflexed
  2. overflexion
  3. overflier
  4. overfliers
  5. overflies
  6. overflight
  7. overflights
  8. overfloat
  9. overfloated
  10. overfloating
  11. overfloats

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