flyover state
Between the coasts
A flyover state is a U.S. state in the middle of the country that coastal elites supposedly only see from airplane windows while traveling between New York and Los Angeles.
The term carries dismissive connotations—implying these regions lack cultural significance or sophistication: Politicians only care about flyover states during election years.
Sometimes reclaimed with defiant pride by Midwesterners.
Valued below true worth
- affordableReasonably priced
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- growthIncrease in size
stability · hospitality · community · heritage · craftsmanship · workforce · investment · cost of living
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- invisibleCannot be seen
neglected · dismissed · underestimated · sidelined · snubbed · unappreciated · marginalized · stereotyped
Broad, level grasslands
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- breadbasketMajor grain-producing region
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmingCultivating land for food
agriculture · wheat · soybeans · corn · pastoral · barns · silos · tractors
underrated
Valued below true worth
- affordableReasonably priced
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- potentialLatent capacity for development
growth · stability · hospitality · community · heritage · craftsmanship · workforce · investment · cost of living · quality of life
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
invisible · neglected · dismissed · underestimated · sidelined · snubbed · unappreciated · marginalized · stereotyped · condescension
interior
Inside area or region
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- centralIn the middle, primary
plains
Broad, level grasslands
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- breadbasketMajor grain-producing region
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
farming · agriculture · wheat · soybeans · corn · pastoral · barns · silos · tractors · homestead
flyover statecoastal state
State with ocean access
East Coast · West Coast · coastal elite · New York · California
flyover stateNew York
Northeastern metropolis and state
California · Los Angeles · Manhattan · cultural capital · Hollywood
over, state, flies, flying, flier, flyer, flyover, overfly, overflight