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Meanings of fly-by in English

A flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "flyover"
        Examples for "flyover"
        1
        The New Zealand Transport Agency says the flyover will improve traffic flow.
        Radio NZ
        2
        Police have told motorists to slow down on the recently opened flyover.
        News.com.au
        3
        Wellington's controversial flyover is over-ruled and a National MP is quitting parliament.
        Radio NZ
        4
        The flyover's come down, but that won't affect you unless there's debris.
        Sympathy for the devil
        5
        It was well concealed beneath the flyover and away from other buildings.
        Class of 88
        1
        Last month's Jaguars-Bills game at Wembley boasted a Chinook and Lynx flypast.
        The Guardian
        2
        He will discuss the airforce flypast during Service of Commemoration.
        Radio NZ
        3
        The flypast was delayed until 2pm because of bad weather.
        The Guardian
        4
        A flypast has taken place in Shropshire to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters.
        BBC
        5
        A Red Arrows flypast completed the sense of occasion.
        The Guardian
        Usage of fly-by in English
        1
        The point is, this no longer looks like a fly-by-night hustle job.
        Wired
        2
        The biennial fly-by of the planet Mars is causing quite a stir.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Because out here so many fly-by-night things happen-andthere's all this hoopla.
        The new yorker
        4
        I warmed to the room at once, I liked its fly-by-night look.
        Breakfast at Tiffany's
        5
        The Superjet 100 is a modern design with fly-by-wire control systems.
        Wired
        6
        And, God knows, Will had plenty of experience with fly-by-night ideas.
        East of eden
        7
        Kelly, Reza, the rest of you; we're only going to make one fly-by.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        8
        But are these conscious nightclubs a nascent trend or just another fly-by-night fad?
        The Guardian
        9
        I, um, hired some fly-by-night private investigator to check out Clark.
        Running scared
        10
        The bike features fly-by-wire throttle and controls modeled after those in an F16.
        Wired
        11
        The visual feast that poured back from that fly-by was stunning.
        The Irish Times
        12
        Smaller, fly-by-night outfits and new companies connected with the Syrian government are more active.
        Reuters
        13
        Sean Oldfield, chief executive of Castle Trust, says: We are not a fly-by-night operation.
        The Guardian
        14
        They were approaching the south end of the landing strip on their third fly-by.
        Carrion comfort
        15
        But the fly-by-nights move too fast to be easily caught.
        Immortality Inc.
        16
        But to control that power, Bell Helicopter will use fly-by-wire technology for the first time.
        Wired
        Fly-by through the time