flyover country

noun

The parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.

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Meanings

nounflyover country (uncountable)
  1. USderogatorysometimesuncountableThe parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.

    Implicit in dismissals like Mencken’s is the notion that what happens in Middle America should stay in Middle America—that what entertains or illuminates in so-called flyover country couldn’t possibly matter elsewhere.

    2018 September 26, Carson Vaughan, “'Boom Town' Explodes the Notion of ‘Flyover’ Territory”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2018

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
province
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APA

flyover country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyover%20country

MLA

“flyover country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyover%20country. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flyover country,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyover%20country.

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