Meaning

4 senses
  1. (US)A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British).

    Tiefflug

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

  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Philippines, UK)A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

    Überführung, Straßenüberführung, Eisenbahnüberführung

    эстака́даestakáda, виаду́кviadúk

  3. (US)A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes.

  4. (US, attributive, informal)Middle America, noncoastal America.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. The body was found under the flyover.

    Тіло було знайдено під естакадою.

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  2. There is no footpath on this flyover.

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  3. Nebraska is one of the "flyover states."

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  4. The flyover provides a dismal view of slum dwellings.

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  5. According to sources, a part of the flyover has collapsed.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
road or railway:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
low-level flight:
road or railway:

Origin

Deverbal from fly over.

Deverbal from fly over.

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Forms

plural: flyovers

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground:fly-byflypast
  • bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels:overpass

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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