Home › Words › F › flypastflypastflypast means A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US).EtymologyFrom fly + past.nounA low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US)e.g.“An impromptu flypast by the Red Arrows finished off the special event in style.” — 2021 September 22, “News in pictures: Red Arrows add to gala success”, in RAIL, number 940, page 29:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.flyover 86% match — A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British). vs flypast →flyby 64% match — A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations. vs flypast →aflight 58% match — Flying. vs flypast →outflight 54% match — The act or process of flying out. vs flypast →footpass 51% match — A pass made by kicking the ball through the air directly to a teammate. vs flypast →afly 51% match — Flying; moving freely through the air; blown by the wind. vs flypast →flyless 51% match — Without flies (the insect). vs flypast →airfleet 51% match — A fleet of (civilian or military) aircraft. vs flypast →