flyway

noun

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

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That’s about half the flyway total of 112,000 and well above the 30,000-bird population biologists say can sustain a hunt. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025 By analyzing surveillance data like the kind collected by Webby and his team, the Penn team found that the H5N1 outbreak that began in 2021 in North America was driven by eight separate introductions of the virus by wild, migrating waterfowl and shorebirds along the Atlantic and Pacific flyways. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 New York City is a key stopover for migratory birds from the Atlantic flyway. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Native prairie grasses, wildflowers attract pollinators Cities in the Great Lakes are a haven for birders, as the region sits in between the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways, North America’s two bird super highways. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flyway 

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 23 Jan. 2025.

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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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