Definitions
A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
Word origin
Deverbal from fly by.
Used in a sentence
“The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.”
“Farthest from the dim red dwarf Ondeste, the ice dwarf Maisuth has attracted no interest beyond a cursory flyby by automated probe in 1874. No significant resources were noted.”
“Two of your snot-nose jockeys did a fly-by on my tower at over 400 knots!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Close observation pass”5 letters
02“Close aircraft pass”5 letters
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