flyby

or fly-by

[ flahy-bahy ]

noun,plural fly·bys.
  1. the flight of a spacecraft close enough to a celestial object, as a planet, to gather scientific data.

  2. Aeronautics.

Origin of flyby

1
1950–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase fly by

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British Dictionary definitions for flyby

flyby

/ (ˈflaɪˌbaɪ) /


nounplural -bys
  1. a flight past a particular position or target, esp the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or satellite for investigation of conditions

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