backwing
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An act of backwinging.
noun
A wing-like projection on the upper back of some a Wayang puppets.
noun
The flap of a dust jacket that folds around the back cover of a book.
Example Sentences
- "As he got out, a raven backwinged to a landing in a nearby tree and was scolded by a squirrel who had thought that it was his spruce."
- "As they drew closer, the cause of their ragged flight became apparent: the lead gryphon flew irregularly, and the two that followed were forced to rush ahead or backwing alternately to keep up."
- "The fire demon had rushed him, and landed a strike that sent the angelic demon skidding back with such force that he had to backwing to stop."
- "With a disgusted backwing, I let myself down, hard."
- "The very ground seemed to shake with the landing impact of all those silver and gold dragons, as well as the backwing flaps of over a thousand large, feathered mounts."
- "We were just about finished when two large ravens descended with thunderous backwings that sounded like chopper blades."