Definition of Overflew

1. Verb. (simple past of overfly) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overflew

1. overfly [v] - See also: overfly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overflew

overfill
overfilled
overfilling
overfills
overfinance
overfinanced
overfinances
overfinancing
overfine
overfish
overfished
overfishes
overfishing
overfit
overfitting
overflew (current term)
overflies
overflight
overflights
overfloat
overfloated
overfloating
overfloats
overflood
overflooded
overflooding
overfloods
overflourish
overflourished
overflourishes

Literary usage of Overflew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"Such a receiving unit was intalled in a B-29 that overflew the first nuclear explosion in Alamagordo, but the FEI devices were never dropped due to bad ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"... a change of phraseology which necessi- •Referring to Hughes v. Farrar, 45 Me., 72; Burn- ham v. Stevens, 83 NH, 247; overflew v. Button, 1 Mete. (Ky. ..."

3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1874)
"... towering cone,— Full half the height of heaven's blue That monstrous shadow overflew. YI. Then all is twilight; pile on pile The scattered flocks of ..."

4. History of the Civil War in America by Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans Paris (1876)
"News of the Battle of Fair Oaks in the North.—Bad weather.—overflew of the Chickahominy.—Forced inaction and sufferings ..."

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