hedge|hop

hedge|hop
hedge-hop or hedge|hop «HEHJ HOP», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -hopped, -hop|ping.
to fly (an airplane) very low over the ground, especially in short, repeated flights, as for dusting crops or bombing: »

He gunned the left engine and hedgehopped over land for half a mile (New York Times).

hedge´-hop´per,
hedge´hop´per, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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