Hedgehopper

/ˈhɛdʒhɒpər/ noun

Definition

A pilot who flies an aircraft at very low altitude, or an aircraft designed for such flying; also a stunt pilot or daredevil.

Etymology

Agent noun from 'hedgehop' using '-er' suffix, referring to the person or sometimes the plane that performs this dangerous low-altitude flying technique.

Kelly Says

Hedgehoppers became folk heroes in early aviation—barn stormers and stunt pilots who would perform death-defying low-level flights at country fairs, thrilling and terrifying crowds.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ እንደ ሰንሰለ
an-be-sa en-de sen-se-le
ARالعربية
قفز حائل
qafz ḥā'il
BNবাংলা
হেডজহপার
hed-zho-par
CACatalà
saltador de tanques
sa-l-ta-dor de tan-kes
CSČeština
skokan přes plot
sko-kan pres plot
DADansk
hegnhopper
hegn-hop-per
DEDeutsch
Heckenspringer
he-ken-sh-pring-er
ELΕλληνικά
κατακλύστης ζιζανίων
ka-ta-klýs-tis zi-zi-a-ni-on
ESEspañol
saltador de setos
sal-ta-dor de se-tos
FAفارسی
پرنده‌پرنده‌سوار
par-nde-par-nde-swa-r
FISuomi
aita-hyppailija
ai-ta-hy-pa-i-li-ja
FRFrançais
sauteur de haies
so-te-uʁ də ɛ
GUGU
બોરડો પર ચઢવું
bo-ro-do par cha-d-vu-n
HAHA
ma'a-da-gaban gado
ma-a-da-ga-ban ga-do
HEעברית
קופץ גדר
ko-pets ge-der
HIहिन्दी
झाड़ी कूदने वाला
jha-ṛī kūd-ne vā-lā
HUMagyar
kerítésugrász
ke-ri-te-s-u-grás
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjelajah pagar
pen-je-la-jah pa-gar
IGIG
onye na-eji ụfọdụ
on-ye na-e-ji uf-o-du
ITItaliano
saltatore di siepi
sal-ta-to-re di s-ie-pi
JA日本語
垣根跳び
ka-ki-ne to-bi
KKKK
ауыс аяуы
aw-ys a-ya-w-y
KMKM
អ្នកចោមប្រាក់
a-nk cho-am pra-ak
KO한국어
울타리뛰기
ul-ta-ri-ttwi-gi
MRMR
काठीवरून उडी मारणे
ka-thi-var-oon oo-dee ma-ran-e
MSBahasa Melayu
pelompat pagar
pe-lom-pat pa-gar
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်ကြောင်း တက်
te-im-kya-ng tet
NLNederlands
haagspranger
haag-sprang-er
NONorsk
hekkhopper
hekk-hop-per
PAPA
ਬੰਗਾਲੀ
ban-ga-lee
PLPolski
skoczek przez żywopłot
skoc-zek pro-z zhy-wo-p-lot
PTPortuguês
saltador de sebes
sa-l-ta-dor de se-bes
RORomână
salta-gard
sal-ta-gard
RUРусский
прыгунчик по изгороди
pr-yug-unchik po iz-go-ro-di
SVSvenska
häcksprångare
häck-språng-are
SWKiswahili
mchepwe wa uzio
m-chep-we wa u-zio
TAதமிழ்
கம்பிச்சு தாண்டி
kam-bi-chu thaan-di
TEతెలుగు
చెట్లకు దూకుడు
chet-la-ku du-ku-du
THไทย
กระโดดกำแพง
kra-dot kam-phaeng
TLTL
taga-taga ng bakod
ta-ga-ta-ga ng ba-kod
TRTürkçe
sarmaşık atlayıcısı
sar-ma-şık at-la-yi-cı-sı
UKУкраїнська
стрибунець по паркану
stri-bun-ets po park-a-nu
URاردو
بُنڈی چھپڑ
bun-di chhap-par
VITiếng Việt
kẻ nhảy hàng rào
ke-nhay hang-rao
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́ ńlá
o-mo-n-la
ZH中文
篱笆跳跃者
lí-ba-tiào-yuè-zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli wasebe
um-sha-ye-li wa-se-be

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