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flyover
CIDE DICTIONARY
flyover, n.
- the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; called in the United States an
overpass ; as, an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England. [WordNet 1.5] - a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flyover, n.
1 Brit. a bridge carrying one road or railway over another.
2 US = fly-past (see FLY(1)).
1 Brit. a bridge carrying one road or railway over another.
2 US = fly-past (see FLY(1)).
THESAURUS
flyover
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