overfly
verb 2
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frequently
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verb
1
To fly over something.
My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests.
2
To fly too far past something.
The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.
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My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.
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In the canopy, friendly birds (not the desperate, demented scavengers that sometimes overflew the plains) chirped and laboured on their nests.
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The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.
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