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fly·past

 (flī′păst′)
n. Chiefly British
A flyover, as by military aircraft.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flypast - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the groundflypast - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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Translations

flypast

[ˈflaɪpɑːst] Ndesfile m aéreo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flypast

[ˈflaɪpɑːst] ndéfilé m aérienfly-posting [ˈflaɪpəʊstɪŋ] n (British)affichage m illégal
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flypast

[ˈflaɪpɑst] nparata aerea
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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