flyby

also n., pl. -bys also -bys.

A flight passing close to a specified target or position, especially a maneuver in which a spacecraft or satellite passes sufficiently close to a body to make detailed observations without orbiting or landing.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: pass by while flying

Meaning #2: move by very quickly
  Synonyms: zip by, whisk by

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overflyvning

Nederlands (Dutch)
het langsvliegen ter observatie (m.n. in ruimtevaart)

Français (French)
n. - (Aérosp) survol, (Aviat) défilé aérien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorbeiflug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξερευνητική διαστημική πτήση κοντά σε ουράνιο σώμα

Italiano (Italian)
volo di ricognizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - viagem (f) espacial

Русский (Russian)
бреющий полет, полет мимо

Español (Spanish)
n. - vuelo de inspección (de un vehículo espacial), desfile aéreo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flygfärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
定点飞行, 近天体探测飞行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 定點飛行, 近天體探測飛行

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 의례 비행, 저공 방문 비행

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 空中分列式, 低空飛行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طيران منخفض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפגן אווירי, טיסה מעבר לנקודה מסוימת, ריחוף של ספינת-חלל ליד כוכב כדי לערוך צילומים‬

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