hedgehop

[ hej-hop ]

verb (used without object),hedge·hopped, hedge·hop·ping.

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

Origin of hedgehop

First recorded in 1910–15; hedge + hop¹

Other words from hedgehop

hedgehopper, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hedgehop

hedgehop

/ (ˈhɛdʒˌhɒp) /

verb-hops, -hopping or -hopped

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

Derived forms of hedgehop

hedgehopper, noun
hedgehopping, noun, adjective

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