FLYOVER
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)
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; flypast; overpass
Context example:
an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England
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.)
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)
