flyway

[ flahy-wey ]

/ ˈflaɪˌweɪ /

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noun

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

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Origin of flyway

First recorded in 1890–95; fly² + way¹

Words nearby flyway

fly-tipping, fly-to-let, flytrap, fly-tying, fly-up, flyway, flyweight, flywheel, flywhisk, fm, FMB

How to use flyway in a sentence

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.
Travel Is Coming Back, and Artificial Intelligence May Be Planning Your Next Flight|Alana Semuels/Seattle|May 25, 2021|Time
Species which apparently use this flyway are listed in table 7.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker
Species which apparently use this flyway are named in table 6.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker
The term "flyway" has long been used to designate the migration routes of birds.
Ducks at a Distance|Robert W. Hines

In the Pacific Flyway, cinnamon teal are far more common than blue-wings.
Ducks at a Distance|Robert W. Hines
Migrant birds from the eastern flyway and less commonly migrants from western North America pass through northeastern Coahuila.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico|Emil K. Urban

British Dictionary definitions for flyway

fly way

noun

the usual route used by birds when migrating

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