Word info

upwing

Speech parts

1. upwing - Noun

2. upwing - Adjective

3. upwing - Verb

Meaning

(fishing, of a fly) Holding the forewings together above the body.

(aviation) Toward the side of the plane where the wing is higher than the plane.

In a position with the wing raised.

upwing (third-person singular simple present upwings, present participle upwinging, simple past and past participle upwinged)

To fly upward, on or as if on wings.

upwing (plural upwings)

An upsurge.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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