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