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

Example Sentences

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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