flyway

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noun

A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.

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migration route
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Meanings

nounflyway (plural flyways)

plural flyways

  1. A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe geographic route along which birds customarily migrate

Similar
migration route
Broader
pathrouteitinerary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fly + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

flyway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyway

MLA

“flyway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flyway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flyway.

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