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flypast

[ UK /flˈa‍ɪpɑːst/ ]
NOUN
  1. a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

How To Use flypast In A Sentence

  • A highlight of the event was a flypast by an F3 Tornado piloted by Flight Lieutenant Sally-Ann Cronin of 25 Fighter Squadron.
  • Huw Edwards was reduced to encouraging us to peer behind the palace's nets when, finally, the royal couple emerged: some waving, a kiss, another kiss, and a flypast. TV review: why be there when you can watch instead?
  • It is a privilege and honour for me to lead such a flypast to celebrate Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee.
  • The truth is that, like it or loathe it, Pearl Harbor was "an event" – a film that made headlines long before the cameras turned thanks to its bloated budget, and which managed to stay in the headlines throughout its production courtesy of a unique mix of historical tactlessness, fatuous movie-star flashing Kate Beckinsale reportedly displayed her naked bottom during a no-pants flypast – whoopee! and, most importantly, enormous expense. Mark Kermode: How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people
  • The crowd and live television audience were treated to a spectacular display of military parades, flypasts and parachutists.
  • No formal invites to tender had been issued as FlyPast closed for press.
  • One that appears around here every year says something like 'Civil Service Motoring Association Promenade Concert and Spitfire flypast', which is almost a portmanteau sign in its own right. Village of Mystery
  • After the Queen took the salute on Horse Guards, the royal family headed back to Buckingham Palace where they watched a 30-aircraft strong RAF flypast. Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her 84th Birthday
  • Striking yesterday was the flypast by the Battle of Britain memorial flight: the Lancaster bomber and Spitfires overhead recalling Britain's "finest hour", our solitary defiance of the Nazis in 1940. The wedding speaks volumes about our fascination with royalty
  • As the Spitfire flypast disappeared into the horizon, engines fired into life and the TGP aces flew out of the pit lane to form up the grid.
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