1. past tense of overfly; to fly over or above something

Examples

• The military aircraft overflew the enemy territory at dawn.
• We overflew the Grand Canyon during our flight to Los Angeles.
• The helicopter overflew the accident scene to assess the damage.
• Birds overflew the lake during their migration south.
• The pilot overflew the airport before attempting to land.
• Commercial jets regularly overflew our neighborhood.