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flyway

American  
[flahy-wey] / ˈflaɪˌweɪ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of flyway

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

Example Sentences

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Instead, it is called D1 and originates from wild birds that likely came along the migratory Pacific flyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

The flyway spans more than 1,000 miles in the U.S., from Texas to North Dakota.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2023

Audubon has a project to protect and improve several hundred acres of wetlands on the sea’s eastern shore to attract birds on what is an important migratory flyway.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Millions of migratory birds use the lagoons as a rest stop as part of the Adriatic flyway, a route the birds use to travel from central and northern Europe to Africa.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

The wild duck rests there and the Canada goose, for this is a fringe of the central migratory flyway.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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