Aerial salute

• A low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
• Go by rapidly, as time
• Go by quickly, as time
• Ceremonial flight

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
flypast \fly"past\ (fl[imac]"p[a^]st), n. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; same as flyover ; called in the United States an overpass . [Brit.] Syn: overpass, flyover. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A flypast is a ceremonial or honorific flight by a group of aircraft or a single aircraft. The term flypast is used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth . In the United States , the terms flyover and flyby are used. Flypasts are often tied in with ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context British English) A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (qualifier: US)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the flypast had to be called off because of the low cloud and rain. ▪ The RAf marked the ceremony with a Nimrod flypast , finally ensuring that their colleagues are not forgotten.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" [syn: overpass , flyover ] a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground ...