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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
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British Dictionary definitions for flyway

fly way

noun
the usual route used by birds when migrating
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