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 The others are the Mississippi, Central and Pacific flyways. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2024 This busy flyway is where Tyburec led a group of biologists from around the country and Canada during a night of trapping and listening for 20 or so of the species that fly the Chiricahuas. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 Shorebirds fly thousands of miles each year along ancient and largely unknown migratory routes called flyways. Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024 But for more than a decade, this highly problematic virus was not found in the Americas, which seemed to support another piece of flu dogma: Flu viruses found in birds that traveled in the migratory flyways that spanned Eurasia did not make their way to the flyways of the Americas. Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for flyway 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

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flyway

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

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