wing

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• whing (obsolete)

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wĭng, IPA: /wɪŋ/, SAMPA: /wIN/
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  Rhymes: -ɪŋ

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse vængr.

[edit] Noun

wing (plural wings)

1. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
2. (slang) Human arm.
3. Part of an airplane that produces the lift for rising into the air.
4. Part of a building, an extension from the main building
5. Part of a huge room. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
6. A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
7. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
   1. (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
   2. (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
8. (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
9. (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
10. (field hockey, ice hockey, soccer) A position in several field games on either side of the field.

[edit] Synonyms

• fender (US, panel of a car)
• guard (Aus, panel of a car)

[edit] Related terms

• left wing
• redwing
• right wing
• take under one's wing
• winged
• winger
• wingman

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[edit] Verb

to wing (third-person singular simple present wings, present participle winging, simple past and past participle winged)

1. (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm.
2. (intransitive) To fly.
3. (intransitive) wing it: To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise.

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