flyover

English

Alternative forms

fly-over

Etymology

From fly + over.

A 1905 flyover (def. 2) in Lewin Kłodzki, Poland

Noun

flyover (plural flyovers)

(US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British)
(Britain) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
(US) A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes

Antonyms

underpass, flyunder (sense 2)

Derived terms

Translations

low-level flight

German: Tiefflug (de) m

road

Bulgarian: надлез (bg) m (nadlez)
Dutch: fly-over (nl) m
German: Überführung (de) f, Straßenüberführung f (road), Eisenbahnüberführung f (railway)
Italian: cavalcavia (it) m, viadotto (it) m

Polish: wiadukt (pl)
Portuguese: viaduto (pt) m
Swedish: viadukt (sv) c, vägbro (sv) c

Anagrams

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