Assertion: cormorant | /r/CapableOf | build up sufficient flying speed
Facets:
value: before taking to the air
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Cormorants are often seen holding their wings spread to facilitate drying (not warming as in other birds) and when taking off must often “patter” across the surface of the water to build up sufficient flying speed before taking to the air.
text: Cormorants are often seen holding their wings spread to facilitate drying (not warming as in other birds) and when taking off must often “patter” across the surface of the water to build up sufficient flying speed before taking to the air.