hedgehop

[ hej-hop ]

verb (used without object)

, hedge·hopped, hedge·hop·ping.

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

hedgehop

/ ˈhɛdʒˌhɒp /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈhedgeˌhopper, noun
• ˈhedgeˌhopping, nounadjective

Other Words From

• hedgehopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hedgehop¹

First recorded in 1910–15; hedge + hop ¹