overflightn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəflʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌflaɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and flight n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, flight n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + flight n.¹ In quot. 1598 probably after Italian sorvolo (1598 in Florio). Compare overfly v.

A flight of an aircraft, bird, etc., over a place or thing. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > flying over

overflight1598

the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > specific type of

tower1486

high flying1556

whirleryc1560

soaring1575

plane1622

soar1817

song flight1839

overflight1883

pursuit flight1930

pass1987

society > travel > air or space travel > [noun] > a flight through air or space > over or past

fly-past1914

flyover1931

fly-by1953

overflight1958

fly-through1976

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Soruólo, an ouerflight, a surflight.

1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. III. xxxv. 1133 Our early ages appear also to have seen a meaning in the overflight of certain birds.

1958 Times 8 Aug. 7/2 United States aircraft have now been given permission to fly over, but it was not clear yesterday whether British aircraft had permission. The question of overflights has been given much prominence.

1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 ii. 37 The can [of hair spray] hit the floor, something broke,..propelling the can swiftly about the bathroom. She looked up,..her field of vision cut across by wild, flashing overflights of the can, whose pressure seemed inexhaustible.

1970 New Scientist 1 Oct. 37/2 A single supersonic overflight cracked 95 per cent of the eggs of the terns breeding on the Dry Tortugas in Florida.

1991 Time 27 Feb. 51/3 Overflights of France by U.S. B-52 bombers on their way to Iraq were promptly permitted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overflight
释义	overflightn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəflʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌflaɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and flight n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, flight n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + flight n.¹ In quot. 1598 probably after Italian sorvolo (1598 in Florio). Compare overfly v. A flight of an aircraft, bird, etc., over a place or thing. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > flying over overflight1598 the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > specific type of tower1486 high flying1556 whirleryc1560 soaring1575 plane1622 soar1817 song flight1839 overflight1883 pursuit flight1930 pass1987 society > travel > air or space travel > [noun] > a flight through air or space > over or past fly-past1914 flyover1931 fly-by1953 overflight1958 fly-through1976 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Soruólo, an ouerflight, a surflight. 1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. III. xxxv. 1133 Our early ages appear also to have seen a meaning in the overflight of certain birds. 1958 Times 8 Aug. 7/2 United States aircraft have now been given permission to fly over, but it was not clear yesterday whether British aircraft had permission. The question of overflights has been given much prominence. 1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 ii. 37 The can [of hair spray] hit the floor, something broke,..propelling the can swiftly about the bathroom. She looked up,..her field of vision cut across by wild, flashing overflights of the can, whose pressure seemed inexhaustible. 1970 New Scientist 1 Oct. 37/2 A single supersonic overflight cracked 95 per cent of the eggs of the terns breeding on the Dry Tortugas in Florida. 1991 Time 27 Feb. 51/3 Overflights of France by U.S. B-52 bombers on their way to Iraq were promptly permitted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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