noun
Meaning 1
A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
flyway
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CMU ARPABET: F L AY1 W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: migration route
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: path, route, itinerary
History
Etymology
From fly + way.
Real reading context