- overflight
- noun Date: 1950 a passage over an area in an aircraft
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overflight
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Overflight — may refer to: Transiting of civilian aircraft over the territory of a foreign country; see Freedoms of the air#First freedom, and also Open skies agreements Surveillance flight over a foreign country s territory; see Surveillance aircraft and… … Wikipedia
overflight — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)flaɪt[/t]] overflights N VAR An overflight is the passage of an aircraft from one country over another country s territory. Nations react strongly to unauthorized overflights … English dictionary
overflight — /oh veuhr fluyt /, n. an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored. [1590 1600 as pertaining to the flight of birds; 1955 60 for current sense; OVER + FLIGHT1] * * * … Universalium
overflight — noun The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory … Wiktionary
overflight — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flyover, survey, reconnaissance flight, spy mission; see flight 2 , spying … English dictionary for students
overflight — a spying mission Literally, crossing a country in the course of a commercial flight by a recognized and agreed path. The American government in May 1960 so described the mission of Gary Powers, who was shot down over Russia in a U2 aircraft … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
overflight — o•ver•flight [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌflaɪt[/t]] n. aer. trs an air flight that passes over a specific area … From formal English to slang
overflight — /ˈoʊvəflaɪt/ (say ohvuhfluyt) noun a flight by an aircraft that passes over a specific area or territory …
overflight — noun a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) • Hypernyms: ↑flight, ↑flying … Useful english dictionary
Francis Gary Powers — (August 17, 1929 ndash; August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA [ [http://www.foia.cia.gov/powers.asp CIA FOIA Francis Gary Powers: U 2 Spy Pilot Shot Down by the Soviets ] ] U 2 spy plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union,… … Wikipedia
