Upwing
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An upsurge.
"The situation has helped trigger an upwing of crime in the area."
- 1 To fly upward, on or as if on wings.
"A chapter then was read, in solemn guise And prayer upwing'd its incense to the skies ;"
- 1 Holding the forewings together above the body. not-comparable
"Should you find no drakes or upwing insects floating on the surface and that a greater number of duns or lapwing insects are on the wing, you can fish dry with a dun fly like the natural insect you see, or fish the duns wet with two or more flies, till later on when you see drakes floating, then fish with dry fly imitations."
- 2 Toward the side of the plane where the wing is higher than the plane. not-comparable
"This method involves the use of a radar transponder sited (at any rate for the purpose of this illustration) at a known distance upwing from the landing threshold — say 4,000 yards — and complementary airborne equipment capable of measuring to an accuracy of 1/10 n. ml."
- 3 In a position with the wing raised. not-comparable
"...of responses to sex attractants on other species of moths, antennal vibrations, wing fanning, the whirling dance, and induction of upwing movement seem to represent a general behavioral pattern with some species-specific variation."
Example
More examples"Should you find no drakes or upwing insects floating on the surface and that a greater number of duns or lapwing insects are on the wing, you can fish dry with a dun fly like the natural insect you see, or fish the duns wet with two or more flies, till later on when you see drakes floating, then fish with dry fly imitations."
Etymology
From up- + wing.
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