Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fly_by

1 sense of fly-by

Sense 1
flyover, fly-by, flypast -- (a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
       => flight, flying -- (an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fly_by

2 senses of fly by

Sense 1
fly by -- (pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by")
       => travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass -- (move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other")

Sense 2
zip by, fly by, whisk by -- (move by very quickly)
       => travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass -- (move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other")