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| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | An interplanetary mission in which the vehicle passes close to the target planet but does not impact it or go into orbit around it. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: FLYBY |
| Specialty definitions using "FLYBY": CRAF ♦ gravity assist ♦ PE ♦ swing by. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Requesting permission for flyby. (Top Gun; writing credit: Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Endeavour with Columbia Ferry Flyby. Credit: NASA. | ![]() | HL-10 on Lakebed with B-52 flyby. Credit: NASA. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expression using "FLYBY": ballistic flyby. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
flyby | 14 |
14 f flyby | 3 |
smith flyby | 2 |
5k flyby | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "FLYBY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | taet passage af en planet (planetary flyby), ballistisk passage (ballistic flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | rakelings passeren van een planeet (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | planeetan ohitusrata (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sonde Voyager (Voyager flyby), passage au voisinage d'une planète (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Flugbahn in der Nähe eines Planeten (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βαλιστική διέλευση (ballistic flyby), πέρασμα κοντά από πλανήτη (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sonda Voyager (Voyager flyby), passaggio in prossimit di un pianeta (planetary flyby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ybyflay sobrevoo de um planeta (planetary flyby), aproximação tipo balístico (ballistic flyby). (various references) vuelo de un vehículo espacial en las inmediaciones de un planeta (planetary flyby), sonda Voyager (Voyager flyby), sobrevuelo de un planeta (planetary flyby), acercamiento balístico (ballistic flyby). (various references) gösteri uçuşu (circus, fly past, stunt, stunt flying), alçaktan uçuş. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "FLYBY": flybys. (additional references) | |
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"FLYBY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flibi, Flimby, fluby, Fyba. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-f-l-y-y" | |
-2 letters: fly. | |
-3 letters: by. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-f-l-y-y" | |
+1 letter: flyboy, flybys. | |
+2 letters: flyboys. | |
+4 letters: syllabify. | |
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