Backwing

Quick meaning: Backwing is a verb meaning To flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.

Meaning

To flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.

More Meanings

1. An act of backwinging.
2. One of the posterior pair of wings on an insect.
3. The back portion of a bird's wing.
4. A wing-like projection on the upper back of some a Wayang puppets.
5. The flap of a dust jacket that folds around the back cover of a book.
6. A wing at the rear of a building.

Example Sentences

With a disgusted backwing, I let myself down, hard.

The forewing is complete, but the backwing disappeared.

The white band on the under side of the backwings is often reduced.

We were just about finished when two large ravens descended with thunderous backwings that sounded like chopper blades.

Word Forms

• backwings
• backwinging
• backwinged

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wing, flutter, swap, whiffle, hover, winnow.

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