Usually means: Close spacecraft pass near object.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word flyby:

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  1. flyby: Merriam-Webster
  2. flyby: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. flyby: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. flyby: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Flyby, flyby: Wordnik
  6. flyby: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. flyby: Wiktionary
  8. flyby: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. flyby: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. flyby: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. flyby: Dictionary.com
  12. Flyby (spaceflight), Flyby: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. flyby: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. flyby: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. flyby: Encyclopedia

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  1. flyby: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (flyby)

noun:  A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun:  (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
noun:  (figurative) A brief visit.
noun:  (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
noun:  (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.

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