chimney swallow

noun

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Similar
chimney swiftChateura pelagicabarn swallowHirundo rustica
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Meanings

nounchimney swallow (plural chimney swallows)

plural chimney swallows

  1. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  2. chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmerican swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys

Similar
chimney swiftChateura pelagica
Broader
swift

nouncommon swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.

Similar
barn swallowHirundo rustica
Broader
swallow
Also see
barn swallowchimney swift

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

chimney swallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swallow

MLA

“chimney swallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swallow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimney swallow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20swallow.

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