Wing

Word WING
Character 4
Hyphenation wing
Pronunciations /wɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Wing"

What do we mean by wing?

One of a pair of movable appendages used for flying, as the feather-covered modified forelimb of a bird or the skin-covered modified forelimb of a bat or pterosaur. noun

One of the one or two pairs of membranous structures used for flying that extend from the thorax of an insect. noun

A structure or part used by an animal for gliding through the air, as the folds of skin of a flying squirrel or the enlarged pectoral fins of a flying fish. noun

An outspread pair of stylized bird's wings worn as insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members. noun

An airfoil whose principal function is providing lift, especially either of two such airfoils symmetrically positioned on each side of the fuselage of an aircraft. noun

A thin or membranous extension, as of the fruit of a maple or ash, the seed of a pine, or the branches of a winged elm. noun

One of the lateral petals of the flower of certain plants in the pea family, such as the sweet pea. noun

Something that resembles a wing in appearance or function, especially. noun

The vane of a weathervane. noun

The sail of a ship. noun

A folding section, as of a double door or of a movable partition. noun

Either of the two side projections on the back of a wing chair. noun

A flat of theatrical scenery projecting onto the stage from the side. noun

The fender of a motor vehicle. noun

A structure that forms an extended part of or is attached to a main structure. noun

Either of the unseen backstage areas on the sides of the stage of a proscenium theater. noun

An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish

Human arm.

Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.

One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.

Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.

Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.

A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.

Passage by flying; flight.

Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.

A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.

Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.

A protruding piece of material on a tampon to hold it in place and prevent leakage.

An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.

A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.

A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.

An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:

A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.

That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.

A position in several field games on either side of the field.

A player occupying such a position, also called a winger

A háček.

One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.

(in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.

A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.

On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wing

The word "wing" in example sentences

The sight of an apparent airman on the wing is a shocker … ❋ Sfawardswatch (2009)

WALDMAN: It's about being what I call a wing giver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In normal operations, you would have at least one other vehicle as what they call a wing man or a cover vehicle in case someone gets in trouble. ❋ Unknown (2003)

These are metal and composite material panels that are above what we call the wing cove area. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A 2008 analysis of the tree rings on the cabin's logs found that the cabin wing was built around 1850 - more than a decade after Henson had fled the United States for Canada, where he established a fugitive slave community called Dawn. ❋ Annys Shin (2010)

The right wing is even more organized and determined to thwart our freedom of associaton and thought now. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While he may not be a biologist, the paraglider who pilots his wing from the Tetons to the Wind River mountains crosses roadless swathes of land at a slower speed and a lower altitude than a plane, and the bark beetle's impact on the forests of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one he sees firsthand. ❋ Christian Beckwith (2010)

Add Worcestershire, soy, oil, and honey for a smokin 'wing sauce. ❋ Meathead Goldwyn (2010)

Ruled out the K because the DragonFly wing is on the Left. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Entitled "Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy", it summarizes better than anything I could write why the classical macro-economic model embraced by the Bob Rubin wing of the Democratic Party is not working in the deeply damaged economy of 2010. ❋ Mike Lux (2010)

In this subculture, the Subie's wing is more than just an ugly hunk of composite plastic (which it is). ❋ Dan Neil (2010)

The current US right-wing is classical liberalism in the context of the US Constitution. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 6-1, 185-pound right wing is only a sophomore (the fact that he's 22 years old and in his second year of college is another story altogether), but should be receiving plenty of offers this spring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Democrats 'liberal wing is already frustrated by what they see as compromises made during the opening half of his term. ❋ Laura Meckler (2010)

-- Jonathan Wills, a 6-6 wing from the University of New Mexico, redshirted this season as a transfer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Carrick Felix, a 6-6 wing from the College of Southern Idaho, has three years of eligibility left. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anderson, a junior wing, is expected to declare for the NBA and make that jump after dominating the Big 12, which carried the best RPI of all conferences. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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