Noun
A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.
(US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
Synonyms: (UK) flypast, (US) flyover
(figuratively) A brief visit.
(nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter 349 days in orbit, Mariner 9 had transmitted 7,329 images, covering 85% of Mars' surface, whereas previous flyby missions had returned less than one thousand images covering only a small portion of the planetary surface. Source: Internet
After making a flyby of Jupiter in 1979, they went near Saturn in 1980–1981. Source: Internet
A flyby after the Dawn probe's visits to 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres was discussed but was not possible. Source: Internet
Achievements Artist rendering of Deep Space I's flyby of comet 19P/Borrelly Comet 19P/Borrelly imaged just 160 seconds before Deep Space 1's closest approach. Source: Internet
After many subsequent playback and cooling cycles, the complete transmission back to Earth of all recorded Amalthea flyby data was successful. Source: Internet
A second round of exploration lasted from 1994 to 2003, when the Galileo spacecraft had eight close encounters with Callisto, the last flyby during the C30 orbit in 2001 came as close as 138 km to the surface. Source: Internet