backwing English

Meaning backwing meaning

What does backwing mean?

backwing verb

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

backwing noun

— An act of backwinging.

— One of the posterior pair of wings on an insect.

— The back portion of a bird's wing.

— A wing-like projection on the upper back of some a Wayang puppets.

— The flap of a dust jacket that folds around the back cover of a book.

— A wing at the rear of a building.