grasshopper
/ˈɡræsˌhɑpər/
noun
- A plant-eating insect with long back legs used for jumping, found in fields and grasslands.
- A grasshopper landed on my arm and then leaped into the tall grass.
- Children love to catch grasshoppers in the meadow during summer.
- The grasshopper's loud chirping filled the warm afternoon air.
- A small, light aircraft used for observation or training.
- He learned to fly in a tiny grasshopper aircraft at the local airfield.
- The pilot flew a grasshopper over the farm to check the crops.
- During the war, grasshopper planes were used for spotting enemy positions.