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flyhawk

flyhawk noun: a skilled outfielder.

Noun

flyhawk (plural flyhawks)

  1. (informal) A skilled outfielder.
    • Two flyhawks like Hunter and Matthews would be running into each other all the time, probably leaping against the wall simultaneously.2007 November 27, Murray Chass, “Stockpiling Center Fielders, but at What Cost?”, in New York Times

Forms of flyhawk

pluralflyhawks

Origin of flyhawk

From fly + hawk.

Questions about flyhawk

What does flyhawk mean?
Flyhawk means a skilled outfielder.
What part of speech is flyhawk?
Flyhawk is a noun.
What is the plural of flyhawk?
The plural of flyhawk is flyhawks.

Words near flyhawk in the dictionary

  1. flyflapper
  2. flyflappers
  3. flyflaps
  4. flyhalf
  5. flyhalves
  6. flyhawk
  7. flyhawks
  8. flyin'
  9. flying
  10. flying a kite
  11. flying ace

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