preleteti

1. to fly over; to fly across
   Avion je preleteo okean za osam sati. — The plane flew across the ocean in eight hours.
   Jato ptica je preletelo preko naše kuće. — A flock of birds flew over our house.
2. (of time) to fly by
   Leto je preletelo, a mi nismo ni otišli na more. — The summer flew by, and we never even went to the seaside.
3. (with one's eyes) to skim; to glance over
   Samo sam preleteo pogledom preko ugovora. — I just skimmed through the contract.
4. (of a person) to dash across
   Dete je preletelo preko ulice na crveno. — The child dashed across the street on a red light.
5. derog. (in politics) to defect; to switch sides
   Posle izbora preleteo je u vladajuću stranku. — After the election he defected to the ruling party.

The imperfective is preletati; "over something" is usually preko + gen. or a direct object.