wing beat

a complete cycle of moving the wing by a bird when flying

Words nearby wing beat

There must be somewhat on which its wing-beat shall fall, stepping stones for its hurrying feet.

Among the Forces |Henry White Warren
But as the wing-beat increased in speed the lower loop gradually faded out.

Birds in Flight |W. P. Pycraft
The first wing-beat hurled Professor Ravenden headlong with a broken collar-bone.

The Flying Death |Samuel Hopkins Adams
There is no need, here, to muffle the sound of the wing-beat.

Birds in Flight |W. P. Pycraft

But the first wing-beat of true love sends it far beyond such struggles.

The Hated Son |Honore de Balzac