Underwing is an English word with synonyms like noctuid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Underwing meaning
- A hind wing on an insect.
- A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
- The underside of a bird's wing.
Synonyms of Underwing
Using Underwing
- The main meaning on this page is: A hind wing on an insect. | A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings. | The underside of a bird's wing.
- Useful related words include: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth.
- In the example corpus, underwing often appears in combinations such as: underwing pylons, with underwing, the underwing.
Context around Underwing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underwing
- In this selection, "underwing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, additional, third, convert, pylons, fuel and pods stand out and add context to how "underwing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a third underwing pylon and and bordkanone convert underwing gun pods. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underwing" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underwing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It had three underwing pylons on each side instead. (9 words)
Ju 87G Ju 87 G-1 "Kanonenvogel" with its twin Bordkanone convert underwing gun pods. (15 words)
Compared with previous versions of the 737, the Max's engines sit farther forward and higher up on the underwing pylons. (21 words)
Because the engines were slow to arrive, Messerschmitt moved the engines from the wing roots to underwing pods, allowing them to be changed more readily if needed; this would turn out to be important, both for availability and maintenance. (39 words)
A large radome for an S-band AN/APS-20 search radar was fitted underneath the fuselage and additional internal fuel tanks were added for longer range, with the provision for additional underwing fuel tanks. (35 words)
La-9 derivatives included examples fitted with two underwing auxiliary pulsejet engines (the La-9RD) and a similarly mounted pair of auxiliary ramjet engines (the La-138); however, neither of these entered service. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Compared with previous versions of the 737, the Max's engines sit farther forward and higher up on the underwing pylons.
A large radome for an S-band AN/APS-20 search radar was fitted underneath the fuselage and additional internal fuel tanks were added for longer range, with the provision for additional underwing fuel tanks.
Because the engines were slow to arrive, Messerschmitt moved the engines from the wing roots to underwing pods, allowing them to be changed more readily if needed; this would turn out to be important, both for availability and maintenance.
Beside the standard armament package, the Marines often fitted with 5" underwing rockets and search radar for the anti-shipping/anti-submarine role.
It had three underwing pylons on each side instead.
Its weapons capacity would increase from convert; largely due to the addition of a third underwing pylon and strengthened wingtips (11 stations in total vs 9 stations of the F/A-18A).
Ju 87G Ju 87 G-1 "Kanonenvogel" with its twin Bordkanone convert underwing gun pods.
La-9 derivatives included examples fitted with two underwing auxiliary pulsejet engines (the La-9RD) and a similarly mounted pair of auxiliary ramjet engines (the La-138); however, neither of these entered service.
The F.4 could be fitted with a drop tank under each wing, and experiments were carried out with carriage of underwing stores and also in lengthened fuselage models.
These modifications necessitated the need for rocket tabs (attached to fully metal-plated underwing surfaces) and bomb pylons to be bolted onto the fighter, causing extra drag.
They were fitted with pods attached to the underwing pylons, replacing drop tanks or bombs, that could carry a single passenger in a lying-down position, or cargo.
Common combinations with underwing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: