fly-by

fly·by

also fly-by (flī′bī′)n. pl. fly·bys also fly-bys A flight passing close to a specified target or position, especially a maneuver in which a spacecraft or satellite passes sufficiently close to a body to make detailed observations without orbiting or landing.

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fly-by - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the groundflypast, flyoverflying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"aircraft - a vehicle that can flyarmed 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"