flyway
pronunciation
How to pronounce flyway in British English:
UK ['flaɪweɪ]
How to pronounce flyway in American English:
US ['flaɪˌweɪ]
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- Noun:
- the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
Word Origin
- flyway (n.)
- "bird migration path," 1891, from fly (v.1) + way (n.).
Example
- 1. White pelicans are among the largest mississippi flyway migrants .
- 2. More than a million converge on the national park , which acts as an important stopover on the central flyway migration route .
- 3. Exchanging information and expertise on site management with other flyway site network managers .
- 4. Hong kong is also a stopover point along the east-asian australasian flyway , and many migrating birds pass through or spend the winters here .