Flyby

//ˈflaɪˌbaɪ//

Synonyms for "flyby" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)
flyover

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Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)
flypast

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Translations

17 translations across 9 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries
  • ohilento noun (flight past celestial object)
  • ylilento noun (ceremonial low-level flight)

French

1 entries
  • survol noun (flight past celestial object)

German

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  • Tiefflug noun (ceremonial low-level flight)
  • Vorbeiflug noun (flight past celestial object)

Italian

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  • passaggio ravvicinato noun (flight past celestial object)
  • sorvolo noun (flight past celestial object)
  • sorvolo noun (ceremonial low-level flight)
  • volo ravvicinato noun (flight past celestial object)

Malay

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  • lintas terbang noun (flight past celestial object)

Norwegian

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  • passering noun (flight past celestial object)

Russian

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  • пролёт noun (flight past celestial object)
  • пролёт noun (ceremonial low-level flight)

Spanish

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  • sobrevuelo noun (flight past celestial object)
  • sobrevuelo noun (ceremonial low-level flight)

Turkish

2 entries
  • alçaktan uçuş noun (ceremonial low-level flight)
  • yanından geçme noun (flight past celestial object)

Sample sentences

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This first flyby will place Parker Solar Probe in position in early November to fly as close as 15 million miles from the Sun – within the blazing solar atmosphere, known as the corona – closer than anything made by humanity has ever gone before.

Source: tatoeba (7058409)

Cassini first confirmed the presence of liquid ethane in a lake called Ontario Lacus, in Titan’s southern hemisphere, during its 2008 flyby of the Saturnian moon.

Source: tatoeba (11854477)

The organization says they hope to launch a flyby mission to our galactic next-door neighbor, Alpha Centauri, some time within a generation.

Source: tatoeba (12357455)

The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.

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