Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overflight

/ˈoʊvɚflˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: over-flight
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚflˌaɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.

Example Sentences

"Nicaragua has been investigating the possibility that the 1985 outbreak of dengue fever along its Honduran border may have resulted from the release of infected mosquitos by U.S. reconnaissance overflights."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight English overflight From over- + flight.

Inflected Forms

overflights (plural)

Phrases

flyover country flyover state

Frequently Paired Words

flyover flyover country flyover state flypast overfly

Questions

How do you pronounce overflight?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚflˌaɪt/.
What does overflight mean?: The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
Where does overflight come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight English overflight From over- + flight.

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