Winghold
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Winghold is a noun meaning (literary) Stability of the wings in flying; a seeming purchase of the air made by a flying bird.
Meaning
(literary) Stability of the wings in flying; a seeming purchase of the air made by a flying bird.
More Meanings
- A hold or grasp of the wing.
Example Sentences
Swerving and twisting away from the misty lower air, he rises to the first faint warmth of sun, feels delicately for winghold on the sheer fall of sky.
Word Forms
- wingholds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wingmanship, wing, wingloading, airwing, airfoil, anhedral.
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