noun
- ceremonial flights of aircraft in formation over a particular area, especially as part of an official celebration or commemoration
Usage: plural of flypast; chiefly British
Examples
- The air force performed spectacular flypasts during the national holiday celebrations.
- Military flypasts honored the veterans at the memorial service.
- The royal wedding featured impressive flypasts by historic aircraft.
- Crowds gathered to watch the flypasts commemorating the end of the war.
- The airshow included several flypasts by different squadrons.
- Flypasts by fighter jets marked the opening ceremony of the games.