overfly
verb/ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/
/ˌəʊvərˈflaɪ/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overfly | /ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ/ /ˌəʊvərˈflaɪ/ |
| he / she / it overflies | /ˌəʊvəˈflaɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈflaɪz/ |
| past simple overflew | /ˌəʊvəˈfluː/ /ˌəʊvərˈfluː/ |
| past participle overflown | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊn/ /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊn/ |
| -ing form overflying | /ˌəʊvəˈflaɪɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈflaɪɪŋ/ |
- overfly (something) to fly over a place
- We overflew the war zone, taking photographs.
- the noise from overflying planes
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