Meaning of upwing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Holding the forewings together above the body.
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2. Toward the side of the plane where the wing is higher than the plane.
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3. In a position with the wing raised.
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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.”

“The four of us — Tom Poole, Clint Lere, Peter and I — would try various upwing dry flies, including the Flame Thrower, and count and measure all of the trout caught throughout the evening.”

“Size and color may be changed to replicate any hatch, and the wing position simulates both upwing and downwing spinners.”

“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.”

“The extra drag on the upwing side causes the nose of the plane to yaw toward the upwing direction.”

“Feeling the sensation of banking as the airplane turned onto its upwing approach to landing, he reached between his feet and hoisted a briefcase onto his lap”

“...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.”

“Try an upwing position somewhat similar in angle to the one illustrated here. Point the bird's head further up or further down.”

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