English to English
wing
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noun (n)
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a unit of military aircraft(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function(noun.group)Example:
They are the progressive wing of the Republican Party.
source: wordnet30 - the wing of a fowl(noun.food)Example:
He preferred the drumsticks to the wings.
source: wordnet30 - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud(noun.artifact)Example:
In Britain they call a fender a wing.
source: wordnet30 - One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming.(noun)source: webster1913
- Any surface used primarily for supporting a flying machine in flight, whether by edge-on motion, or flapping, or rotation; specif., either of a pair of supporting planes of a flying machine.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.(verb)source: webster1913