flyover
天桥,立交桥,桥头堡
Definitions
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- : a formation of aircraft in flight for observation from the ground, especially a prearranged, low-altitude flight over a public gathering.
- : a flight over a simulated target by a bomber or bombing planes.
- : a flight over a specified area, as for viewing: We booked a one-hour flyover of the Grand Canyon.
- : the action of passing or flying overhead: rumors of another UFO flyover.
- : British. an overhead crossing, especially a highway overpass.
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- : Informal: Usually Disparaging. noting a state or region of the U.S. between the East and West Coasts that is not typically considered to be a tourist destination and is flown over during intercoastal flights: What do those hicks in flyover country know anyway?
Examples
In the late 1960s, late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle introduced flyovers and mandated that players stand with their helmets tucked under their left arms and right hands over their hearts.
There will be prayers, a moment of silence, bagpipes and a military flyover.
Wall Street has botched another initial public offering of a flyover-country food company.
The next time you see an initial public offering from a food company based in flyover country, tell your broker you want in.
Great Plains By Ian Frazier In a journey of 25,000 miles, Frazier makes flyover country a magical place.
But, like turn-by-turn navigation, Flyover will run only on the 4S and newer iPads.
She could only see half a mile south, because Flyover Point blocked the view.
High in the thickening sky wild ducks passed over Flyover Point and dropped into the sheltered marshes among the cypress.