wingbeat

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wingbeat

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From wing + beat.

noun wingbeats

A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings. 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.

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noun single stroke of the wings in flight

Deutsch	Flügelschlag

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"wingbeat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wingbeat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"wingbeat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wingbeat.

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@misc{wingbeat_2026,
  title = {wingbeat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wingbeat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}