Chimney swallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
    chimney swift; Chateura pelagica.
  2. noun common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
    Hirundo rustica; barn swallow.

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Definitions
  1. . (Zoöl.) (a) An American swift (Chæture pelasgica) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).

Webster 1913