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overflown

The correct spelling is overflown.

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verb

Say it like: Ove-rfl-own

The correct spelling is overflown. To fly over something. For example: "My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon."

Usage Examples

My family planned to take pictures from the ground as I overflew them in the hot air balloon.

The small size of the airstrip meant that pilots would frequently overfly and have to circle back.

The river overflowed the levee.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To fly over something.
  2. 2.To fly too far past something.
  3. 3.To flow over the brim of (a container).
  4. 4.To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
  5. 5.To cause an overflow.

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