"hedgehop" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hedgehops [present, singular, third-person], hedgehopping [participle, present], hedgehopped [participle, past], hedgehopped [past]
Etymology: hedge + hop Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hedge|hop}} hedge + hop Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive Translations (to fly close to the ground): лете́ть на бре́ющем полёте (letétʹ na bréjuščem poljóte) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hedgehop-en-verb-VKJaNuMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 38 5 Disambiguation of 'to fly close to the ground': 94 6 0
  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. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hedgehop-en-verb-gvrVDUJE
  3. (intransitive) Of people: to run and jump over a series of hedges, fences, etc., as a pastime. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hedgehop-en-verb-v0FvHMkx

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