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Definition of wing:
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane a stage area out of sight of the audience a unit of military aircraft the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party" the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" an addition that extends a main building travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" |