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fly across

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fly across something
[for a bird or a plane] to move in the air across something. A bird flew across the open area in the forest. A large jet flew across the clear blue sky.
See also: across, fly


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A Swiss adventurer prepared Friday to make a new attempt to fly across the English Channel using only a jet-powered wing, after postponing his bid twice due to bad weather.
He was aiming to trace the route of French inventor Louis Bleriot, who became the first person to fly across the English Channel in a plane 99 years ago, taking 37 minutes for the trip.
Rossy, who spent months preparing for the cross-Channel flight, has said he wants to fly across the Grand Canyon in Arizona next.
 
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