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It depends on whether you are talking about an African or European swallow. The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour*, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.
â¢ SWALLOW (noun). The noun SWALLOW has 3 senses: 1. a small amount of liquid food. 2. the act of swallowing. 3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations. Familiarity information: SWALLOW used as a noun is uncommon.yponyms (each of the following is a kind of swallow): barn swallow; chimney swallow; Hirundo rustica (common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.). cliff swallow; Hirundo pyrrhonota (North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls).