flyway

[ flahy-wey ]

noun

1. a route between breeding and wintering areas taken by concentrations of migrating birds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyway¹

First recorded in 1890–95; fly ² + way ¹

Example Sentences

He approached various airlines with his idea but says Alaska was the quickest to agree to a trial, and in May 2020 it began using Flyways on all of its continental flights for a six-month trial.

From Time

Species which apparently use this flyway are listed in table 7.

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Species which apparently use this flyway are named in table 6.

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The term "flyway" has long been used to designate the migration routes of birds.

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In the Pacific Flyway, cinnamon teal are far more common than blue-wings.

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Migrant birds from the eastern flyway and less commonly migrants from western North America pass through northeastern Coahuila.

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