Wingbeat

"Wingbeat" in a Sentence (3 examples)

A wingbeat – and behind us aeons!

The birds spotted me the moment I approached. A strong southwest gale was blowing. At times, one or both of them would swing almost directly above me and without a single wingbeat remain almost motionless, in defiance of the wind, for moments at a time.

In addition to acoustic measurement, other methods can be used to determine wingbeat frequency.

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