FLYOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flyover mean? 

• FLYOVER (noun)
  The noun FLYOVER has 2 senses:

1. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

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

  Familiarity information: FLYOVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLYOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flyover; overpass

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.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fly-by; flyover; flypast

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)