"upon the wing" meaning in English

See upon the wing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} upon the wing, {{en-PP}} upon the wing
  1. Alternative form of on the wing Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: on the wing
    Sense id: en-upon_the_wing-en-prep_phrase-fsbLSNfa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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