No. 13,899 in Spanish
sobrevuelo
"Sobrevuelo" means "flyover" or "overflight," referring to the act of flying over a place.
In a sentence
El avión realiza un sobrevuelo sobre la ciudad.
The airplane performs an overflight over the city.
Here 'sobrevuelo' is used as a noun to denote the act of flying or passing over an area.
Durante el sobrevuelo, pudimos observar paisajes maravillosos.
During the overflight, we were able to observe wonderful landscapes.
In this instance, 'sobrevuelo' functions as a noun referring to the entire event or process of flying over.
Organizamos un sobrevuelo turístico por la región.
We organized a touristic overflight over the region.
Here, 'sobrevuelo' is employed as a noun describing the specific activity of flying over a region as part of an arrangement or event.
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