n. The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory
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n. a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
Word Usage
"Brandishing a photo of the plane, which he described as a P-3, Chavez said the overflight was the latest violation of Venezuelan airspace by the U.S. military from its bases on the Netherlands 'Caribbean islands and from neighbouring Colombia."