wild geese
Untamed honking travelers
Wild geese are migratory geese in their natural state, as opposed to domesticated flocks.
The phrase evokes seasonal migration—the iconic V-formation crossing autumn skies.
A wild goose chase is a futile pursuit of something unattainable, as if chasing birds that won't be caught.
The Wild Geese were Irish soldiers who fled to continental Europe after defeat in the seventeenth century, serving in foreign armies.
Swimming birds collectively
- greylagEurasian wild goose species
- brantDark arctic waterfowl
- ganderMale of the species
- goslingJuvenile waterfowl
plumage · feathers · webbed feet · down · beak · bill · molting · nesting
Absence of constraint
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- exileBanishment from homeland
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
migration · transience · yearning · untamed · independence · journey · departure · loss
Geese collective noun
- skeinCoiled length of thread
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
throng · multitude · assembly · cluster · grouping · collection · bevy · flight
Established bird migration path
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- northwardToward the top
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
stopover · navigation · instinct · seasonal · journey · long-haul · transit · departure
Creating technical blueprints
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- trailPath through wilderness
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
lift · drag · efficiency · coordination · synchronization · flapping · alignment · staggered
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
gosling · plumage · feathers · webbed feet · down · beak · bill · molting · nesting · egg-laying
freedom
Absence of constraint
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- exileBanishment from homeland
homesickness · migration · transience · yearning · untamed · independence · journey · departure · loss · return
gaggle
Geese collective noun
- skeinCoiled length of thread
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
gathering · throng · multitude · assembly · cluster · grouping · collection · bevy · flight · team
flyway
Established bird migration path
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- northwardToward the top
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
breeding · stopover · navigation · instinct · seasonal · journey · long-haul · transit · departure · arrival
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
aerodynamics · lift · drag · efficiency · coordination · synchronization · flapping · alignment · staggered · cohesion
call
Contact by phone
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- cryVocal expression of emotion
alarm · clamor · squawk · echo · sound · vocalization · bugle · chorus · herald · signal
wild geesesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
certainty · safe bet · bird in the hand · rootedness · domestic bliss
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