flyway

noun

fly·​way ˈflī-ˌwā How to pronounce flyway (audio)
: an established air route of migratory birds

Examples of flyway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Try the Raptor Resource Project's Mississippi River flyway cam, positioned on Lake Onalaska, or the National Eagle Center's Eaglewatch cam, overlooking the river in Wabasha, Minnesota. Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024 However, the bulk of the species calls the Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic flyways home. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023 Before styling hair, opt for a nourishing hair serum like the Fekkai Brilliant Gloss Anti-Frizz Serum that will smooth away any flyways and keep hair looking shiny. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023 Walnut hatched in 1981 at Wisconsin’s International Crane Foundation, which provides a kind of genetic repository for crane species, while working to protect land and flyways for them. Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024 Canvasbacks are found nationwide in the U.S., but the biggest numbers are taken in the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023 In South-Central Arkansas, which is not in a major duck migration flyway, green timber property costs $2,000 to $4,000 per acre, Lile said. Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023 Currently, the San Pedro watershed is a flyway for more than 400 species of birds, nearly half of the bird diversity recorded in all of North America, and an astonishing 90 species of mammals. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022 The quality of this important flyway has deteriorated in recent decades. The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flyway was in 1891

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“Flyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyway. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

flyway

noun
fly·​way -ˌwā How to pronounce flyway (audio)
: an established air route of birds that migrate

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