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hedgehop

[ hej-hop ]

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.


hedgehop

/ ˈɛˌɒ /

verb

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

  • ˈ岵ˌDZ, noun
  • ˈ岵ˌDZ辱Բ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 岵hDZp noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hedgehop1

First recorded in 1910–15; hedge + hop 1
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An observer would have seen it circle the bush, diving, hedgehopping, even looping, as if practicing all maneuvers possible to Sparrows.

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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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