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.
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 leftside of the playingarea of a stage, ordinarily not seen by the audience.
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 flighttraining.
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
3. (noun)wing one of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects. They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a doublemembrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures
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
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
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.
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.