hedgehop

American  

[hej-hop] / ˈhɛdʒˌhɒp /

verb (used without object)

hedgehopped, hedgehopping

1. to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.

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hedgehop British  

/ ˈhɛdʒˌhɒp /

verb

1. (intr) (of an aircraft) to fly close to the ground, as in crop spraying

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Other Word Forms

• hedgehopper noun
• hedgehopping noun

Etymology

Origin of hedgehop

First recorded in 1910–15; hedge + hop ¹

Example Sentences

An observer would have seen it circle the bush, diving, hedgehopping, even looping, as if practicing all maneuvers possible to Sparrows.

From Project Gutenberg

The hedgehop said no more, and pretended to be satisfied; but when some days had gone by he woke the jackal, who was sleeping soundly after a hunt which had lasted several hours.

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