From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverflyo‧ver‧fly /ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overflew /-ˈfluː/, past participle overflown /-ˈfləʊn $ -ˈfloʊn/, present participle overflying, third person singular overflies) [transitive] TTAto fly over an area or country in an aircraft→ See Verb table
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overfly• Hong Dan and Go Quao were the only villages of any size you might overfly between them.• Air force helicopters overflew the area.• Even aircraft are forbidden to overfly the area. 