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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings..
The birds spotted me the moment I approached. A strong southwest gale was blowing. At times, one or both of them would swing almost directly above me and without a single wingbeat remain almost motionless, in defiance of the wind, for moments at a time.
In addition to acoustic measurement, other methods can be used to determine wingbeat frequency.
Use wing beat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wing beat means A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings..
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The birds spotted me the moment I approached. A strong southwest gale was blowing. At times, one or both of them would swing almost directly above me and without a single wingbeat remain almost motionless, in defiance of the wind, for moments at a time.
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