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English
Etymology
From hedge + hop.
Verb
hedgehop (third-person singular simple present hedgehops, present participle hedgehopping, simple past and past participle hedgehopped)
- (intransitive) Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.
- (intransitive) Of birds: to move along the line of a hedge; to move by flying from one hedge, bush, or the like, to another close by.
1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 41:Gluttonous, hoarding jay; he should have hedge-hopped and lurched from tree to tree in his usual furtive manner.
- (intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime.
Translations
to fly close to the ground