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Backwing

Verb
Word Frequency: 5.4

Definitions

1.VerbTo flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.
2.NounAn act of backwinging.
3.NounOne of the posterior pair of wings on an insect.
4.NounThe back portion of a bird's wing.
5.NounA wing-like projection on the upper back of some a Wayang puppets.
6.NounThe flap of a dust jacket that folds around the back cover of a book.
7.NounA wing at the rear of a building.

Synonyms

wingbeat the wingflutterswapwhiffletake winghoverwinnowupwingwhingwaffleoverwing
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