This is the 15848th most frequent German word.
überfliegen
"Überfliegen" means "to skim or glance through quickly."
Here, 'überflogen' is used in the sense of quickly reading or scanning a text without focusing on details.
Ich habe den Artikel schnell überflogen.
I quickly glanced through the article.
In this case, 'überflog' refers to physically flying over a location from above.
Das Flugzeug überflog die Stadt.
The airplane flew over the city.
Here, 'überflog' is used metaphorically to describe visually scanning or surveying an area.