flyover

/ˈflaɪəʊvə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflaɪəʊvər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflī-ˌō-vər/ (ame, mw)

flyover — noun

  • flyoversingular
  • flyoversplural

1. a raised section of road or railway built to cross above another road at a junct

1.名詞B2
釋義

a raised section of road or railway built to cross above another road at a junction, so that traffic does not need to stop

例句

Keiko took the flyover to avoid the traffic lights on the main road below.

collocation: take the flyover

Henrik says the new flyover near the hospital has cut his drive home by ten minutes.

同義詞
  • overpass

    American English equivalent; used in exactly the same way

  • bridge

    a much broader term — every flyover is a bridge, but most bridges cross rivers or valleys, not roads

反義詞
  • underpass

    a tunnel or road that passes beneath another road, the opposite of a flyover

  • tunnel

    a passage that goes under the ground or through a hill rather than over an obstacle

用法筆記

British English term. In American English, this structure is called an 'overpass'.

常見錯誤

❌The children played on the flyover.
✅The children played on the footbridge.
💡a flyover is for vehicles and trains; pedestrian crossings are called 'footbridges'.
❌I drove under the flyover to cross the road.
✅I drove through the underpass to cross the road.
💡the flyover is the bridge above; the tunnel beneath is an 'underpass'.

2. a planned flight by several aircraft flying together in formation, usually as pa

2.名詞B2
釋義

a planned flight by several aircraft flying together in formation, usually as part of a public celebration or military event

例句

Fatima cheered as the fighter jets performed a flyover at the national parade.

collocation: perform a flyover

At the royal wedding, the crowd cheered as the Red Arrows roared overhead in a spectacular flyover.

同義詞
  • flypast

    British English equivalent; used interchangeably with 'flyover' for ceremonial flights

  • flyby

    American English equivalent; also used for spacecraft passing close to a planet

  • air display

    a broader term covering any show by aircraft, not limited to a passing formation

用法筆記

Also called 'flypast' in British English and 'flyby' in American English. Distinguish from sense 1 (BRIDGE OVER ROAD), which refers to a physical structure for traffic.

常見錯誤

❌We watched the planes flyover the stadium.
✅We watched the planes fly over the stadium.
💡'flyover' is a noun; the verb form is two separate words: 'fly over'.