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survoler.

to fly over

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/syʁ.vɔ.le/
  1. to fly over

    transitive
  2. to skip through, to browse quickly

  3. to fly high

Where this word comes from

From Middle French survoler. First attested in c. 1470. By surface analysis, sur- (“over”) + voler (“fly”). Compare Italian sorvolare.

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