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Definition of 'Wing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) wing
either of the two forelimbs of birds and some mammals, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight or may be rudimentary, as in flightless birds, and sometimes adapted for swimming, as in penguins.

2.  wing
one of the paired thin, lateral extensions of the body wall on the thorax of an insect, by means of which it flies.

3.  wing
a means or instrument of flight, travel, or progress.

4.  wing
the act or manner of flying.

5.  wing
any winglike part or extension, as the vane of a windmill, the feather of an arrow, or the ala of a bone.

6.  wing
one of a pair of airfoils attached transversely to the fuselage of an aircraft and providing lift.

7.  wing
both airfoils, taken collectively.

8.  wing
a part of a building projecting on one side of, or subordinate to, a central or main part.

9.  wing
either of two forward extensions of the sides of the back of an easy chair.

10.  wing
either of the two side portions of an army or fleet; flank.

11.  wing
an administrative and tactical unit of the U.S. Air Force consisting of two or more groups, a headquarters, and various support units.

12.  wing
a faction within a political party or other organization, usu. at one extreme or the other:
the liberal wing.

13.  wing
Sports. (in some team games) any one of the positions, or a player in such a position, on the far side of the center position, known as the left or right wing with reference to the direction of the opposite goal.

14.  wing
Theat.

15.  wing
Usu., wings. the space at the right or left side of the playing area of a stage, ordinarily not seen by the audience.

16.  wing
Bot.

17.  wing
any leaflike expansion, as of a samara.

18.  wing
one of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.

19.  wing
wings, any of various insignia representing outspread wings and usu. signifying achievement, acceptance, etc., esp. the successful completion of flight training.

20.  wing
Slang. an arm of a human being.

21. (v.t.) wing
to equip with wings or a winglike part or parts.

22.  wing
to lend speed or celerity to.

23.  wing
to transport on or as if on wings.

24.  wing
to perform or accomplish by wings or by flight.

25.  wing
to traverse in flight.

26.  wing
to wound or disable in the wing:
to wing a bird.

27.  wing
to wound (a person) in an arm or other nonvital part.

28.  wing
to deliver with or by the arm; throw or lob:
to wing a ball through a window.

29. (v.i.) wing
to travel on or as if on wings; fly; soar.

30.  wing
in the wings,

31.  wing
a stage; offstage.

32.  wing
ready to be called or put into action, as a person or thing intended to replace another.

33.  wing
on the wing,

34.  wing
in flight, or flying:
a bird on the wing.

35.  wing
active; traveling.

36.  wing
take wing,

37.  wing
to begin to fly; take to the air.

38.  wing
under one's wing, under one's protection, care, or patronage.

39.  wing
wing it, to engage in something with little or no preparation or experience; improvise.

Etymology:  (1125–75; ME wenge (pl. n.) < Scand; cf. ON vængr, pl. vængir wing)

Definition of 'Wing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) wing
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

2. (noun) wing
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

3. (noun) wing, offstage, backstage
a stage area out of sight of the audience

4. (noun) wing
a unit of military aircraft

5. (noun) flank, wing
the side of military or naval formation
"they attacked the enemy's right flank"

6. (noun) wing
a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

7. (noun) wing
(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft

8. (noun) wing
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"

9. (noun) wing
the wing of a fowl
"he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"

10. (noun) fender, wing
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
"in Britain they call a fender a wing"

11. (verb) annex, annexe, extension, wing
an addition that extends a main building

12. (verb) fly, wing
travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly"


Definition of 'Wing' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) wing
one of the body parts a bird or insect uses to fly
an eagle's enormous wings

2.  wing
one of the parts of a plane sticking out from the sides
We sat right over the wing.

3.  wing
a section of a large building
the east/west wing of the White House; a new wing of the hospital

4.  wing
a section of an organization
the left wing of the Democratic Party

5.  wing
one side of a sports field or hockey rink
He plays the left wing.

6.  wing
a car fender
***a dent in the left wing

7.  wing
under sb's wing
being taken care of by sb
He took her under his wing.


Definition of 'Wing' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Wing
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

2. (noun) Wing
any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying

3. (noun) Wing
one of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects. They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures

4. (noun) Wing
one of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes

5. (noun) Wing
passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing

6. (noun) Wing
motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion

7. (noun) Wing
anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc

8. (noun) Wing
an ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot

9. (noun) Wing
any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance

10. (noun) Wing
one of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming

11. (noun) Wing
any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara

12. (noun) Wing
either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower

13. (noun) Wing
one of two corresponding appendages attached; a sidepiece

14. (noun) Wing
a side building, less than the main edifice; as, one of the wings of a palace

15. (noun) Wing
the longer side of crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work

16. (noun) Wing
a side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another

17. (noun) Wing
the right or left division of an army, regiment, etc

18. (noun) Wing
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

19. (noun) Wing
one of the sides of the stags in a theater

20. (verb) Wing
to furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity

21. (verb) Wing
to supply with wings or sidepieces

22. (verb) Wing
to transport by flight; to cause to fly

23. (verb) Wing
to move through in flight; to fly through

24. (verb) Wing
to cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird


Definition of 'Wing' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Wing
1. An Air Force unit composed normally of one primary mission group and the necessary supporting organizations, i.e., organizations designed to render supply, maintenance, hospitalization, and other services required by the primary mission groups. Primary mission groups may be functional, such as combat, training, transport, or service. 2. A fleet air wing is the basic organizational and administrative unit for naval-, land-, and tender-based aviation. Such wings are mobile units to which are assigned aircraft squadrons and tenders for administrative organization control. 3. A balanced Marine Corps task organization of aircraft groups and squadrons, together with appropriate command, air control, administrative, service, and maintenance units.


Translation of 'Wing' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect
The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vlerk Arabic flag Arabic: جَناح Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: крило
Brazilian flag Brazilian: asa Czech flag Czech: křídlo German flag German: der Flügel
Danish flag Danish: vinge Greek flag Greek: φτερούγα, φτερό Spanish flag Spanish: ala
Estonian flag Estonian: tiib Farsi flag Farsi: بال Finnish flag Finnish: siipi
French flag French: aile Hebrew flag Hebrew: כָּנָף Hindi flag Hindi: पंख
Croatian flag Croatian: krilo Hungarian flag Hungarian: szárny Indonesian flag Indonesian: sayap
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vængur Italian flag Italian: ala Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: (새, 곤충 따위의) 날개 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sparnas Latvian flag Latvian: spārns
Malay flag Malay: kepak Dutch flag Dutch: vleugel Norwegian flag Norwegian: vinge
Polish flag Polish: skrzydło Portuguese flag Portuguese: asa Romanian flag Romanian: aripă
Russian flag Russian: крыло Slovak flag Slovak: krídlo Slovenian flag Slovenian: perut
Serbian flag Serbian: krilo Swedish flag Swedish: vinge Thai flag Thai: ปีก
Turkish flag Turkish: kanat Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 翅膀 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: крило
Urdu flag Urdu: بازو Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cánh Chinese flag Chinese: 翅膀

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