hedgehop

See also: hedge-hop

English

Etymology

From hedge +‎ hop.

Verb

hedgehop (third-person singular simple present hedgehops, present participle hedgehopping, simple past and past participle hedgehopped)

1. (intransitive) Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.
2. (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.

3. (intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime.

Translations

to fly close to the ground

• Russian: лете́ть на бре́ющем полёте impf (letétʹ na bréjuščem poljóte)