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flyover state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
fly-over s-tate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal or transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination.

American usage; Derogatory

Usage

Inflected Forms

flyover states (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Podunk flyover country

Questions

What does flyover state mean?
Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal or transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination.

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