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flyby
noun [C] /ˈflaɪ.baɪ/ (plural flybys)Definition
› a flight, especially in a spacecraft, past a particular point in space: The pictures were taken during the spacecraft's 25-minute flyby of the asteroid.Space travelTravelling by aircraftAviationMovement through the air › US for flypastAviationTravelling by aircraftMovement through the airCeremonies
(Definition of flyby noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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