overfly
Cross through airspace
To overfly is to fly over a place, especially to pass over territory without landing: The plane overflew Russian airspace.
Military and diplomatic contexts use the term for aircraft crossing national boundaries: Permission to overfly was denied.
An overflight is such a passage.
Past tense: overflew.
Regulated overhead flight zone
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
navigation · cockpit · radar · jet · airliner · turbulence · takeoff · landing
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- traverseMove across an area
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- routePath from A to B
waypoint · corridor · overpass · bypass · territory · border · airspace · destination
Systematic observation of subjects
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- observationAttentive watching or remark
monitoring · reconnaissance · tracking · scanning · espionage · spyplane · sortie · imaging
airspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
pilot · navigation · cockpit · radar · jet · airliner · turbulence · takeoff · landing · aerodynamics
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- traverseMove across an area
- trajectoryPath of moving object
route · waypoint · corridor · overpass · bypass · territory · border · airspace · destination · nonstop
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
observation · monitoring · reconnaissance · tracking · scanning · espionage · spyplane · sortie · imaging · patrol
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