hedge-hop

A form of hedgehop — Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.

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Meanings

verbhedge-hop (third-person singular simple present hedge-hops, present participle hedge-hopping, simple past and past participle hedge-hopped)

present singular third person hedge-hops · participle present hedge-hopping · participle past hedge-hopped · past hedge-hopped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hedgehop.

    ‘He said he embarked on his journey for the Mainland, chickened out and hedge-hopped home over Laos ducking the radar screens.’

    1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 248
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hedge-hop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedge-hop

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“hedge-hop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedge-hop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hedge-hop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedge-hop.

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