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flyover

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fly·o·ver /ˈflaɪ-əʊvə $ -oʊvər/ noun [countable]  1. British EnglishTTR a bridge that takes one road over another road 立交桥 SYN American English overpass5 see picture at 见图 bridge12. American English a flight by a group of planes on a special occasion for people to watch 〔表演性的〕编队飞行 SYN British English flypast
Examples from the Corpus
flyoverThe A5 flyover is expected to be closed for up to a year.They have also worked through the night when needed to - quite literally - put up new flyovers by the following morning.They believe the flyover may have to be demolished.On the flyover side, the building will be nine storeys high, declining to five storeys on its south side.On New Year's night the poor huddled in primeval groups under the flyovers.
fly·o·ver nounChineseSyllable
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flyover
flyover /ˈflaɪ-əʊvə $ -oʊvər/ noun [countable]
1. British English a bridge that takes one road over another road
   SYN  overpass American English
2. American English a flight by a group of planes on a special occasion for people to watch
   SYN  flypast British English


fly·overBrE /ˈflaɪəʊvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflaɪoʊvər/ 🔊 noun(BrE) (NAmE over·pass) a bridge that carries one road over another one 高架桥;跨线桥;立交桥(NAmE) = fly-by