wing

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A laughing gull with its wings extended in the gull wing profile
A mute swan spreads its wings.
The wing of a landing BMI Airbus A319-100. The slats at its leading edge and the flaps at its trailing edge are extended.

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From Old Norse vængr.

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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. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
  5. A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
  6. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
    1. (UK) 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.
  7. (UK) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  8. (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
  9. (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
  10. (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
    • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, BBC:
      The Tottenham wing was causing havoc down the right and when he broke past the bemused Sasa Balic once again, Bellamy was millimetres from connecting with his cross as the Liverpool striker hurled himself at the ball.
  11. (botany) A flattened extension of a tridimensional plant organ.

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part of an animal
slang: human arm
part of an airplane
extension to a main body
fraction of a political movement
air force unit
panel of a car which encloses the wheel area
extension of a ship's bridge
sports: position in many team sports
sports: person in such position
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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. (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
  4. (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
  5. (transitive) To throw.

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To injure slightly
To fly
To be extemporaneous
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