Definition of "overflight" []

• An aircraft flight over a particular area, especially over foreign territory. (noun)

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• "Brandishing a photo of the plane, which he described as a P-3, Chavez said the overflight was the latest violation of Venezuelan airspace by the U.S. military from its bases on the Netherlands 'Caribbean islands and from neighbouring Colombia."
• "Brandishing a photo of the plane, which he described as a P-3, Chavez said the overflight was the latest violation of Venezuelan airspace by the US military from its bases on the Netherlands 'Caribbean islands and from neighbouring Colombia."
• "Brandishing a photo of the plane, which he described as a P-3, Chavez said the overflight was the latest violation of Venezuelan airspace by the U.S. military from its bases on the Netherlands 'Caribbean islands and from neighboring Colombia."