Phrase guide

chimney swift

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A rapid-flying bird that feeds on flying insects, Chaetura pelagica, with a breeding range in the eastern US extending into Canada and winter range in northwestern South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chimney swallow, Chateura pelagica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swift

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dam iynəquyruğu — Chaetura pelagica
  • Bulgarian: коминен бързолет (kominen bǎrzolet) — Chaetura pelagica
  • Czech: rorýs ostnitý — Chaetura pelagica
  • Dutch: schoorsteengierzwaluw — Chaetura pelagica
  • Finnish: piippukiitäjä — Chaetura pelagica
  • French: martinet ramoneur — Chaetura pelagica
  • Hungarian: kéménysarlósfecske — Chaetura pelagica
  • Italian: rondone codaspinosa dei camini — Chaetura pelagica
  • Japanese: 煙突雨燕 (entotsu amatsubame) — Chaetura pelagica
  • Kyrgyz: морчу шибегекуйрук (morcu şibegekuyruk) — Chaetura pelagica
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skorsteinsseiler — Chaetura pelagica
  • Polish: kominiarczyk amerykański — Chaetura pelagica
  • Portuguese: andorinhão-peregrino — Chaetura pelagica
  • Russian: дымчатый иглохвост (dymčatyj igloxvost) — Chaetura pelagica
  • Spanish: vencejo espinoso — Chaetura pelagica
  • Swedish: skorstensseglare — Chaetura pelagica