HEDGEHOP


Meaning of HEDGEHOP in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: back-formation from hedgehopper

intransitive verb

: to fly an airplane at a low altitude ; specifically : to fly an airplane close to the ground and rise over obstacles as they appear

went hedgehopping across Holland, dodging trees, telegraph poles and houses — Life

hedgehop over 12,000 miles of pipeline — advt

transitive verb

1.

a. : to transport by flying at a low altitude

hedgehopped his passenger to the other end of the line — Current Biography

b. : to fly an airplane close to the ground and rise so as to miss (an obstacle)

was accused of hedgehopping three planes and a hanger and buzzing the control tower — Newsweek

2. : to evade or elude as if by hedgehopping

hedgehopped Soviet censors to carry a … message through the Iron Curtain — New York Times

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