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Definition of Wing

1. Noun. A movable organ for flying (one of a pair).

2. Verb. Travel through the air; be airborne. "There wing some big birds in the tree"; "Man cannot fly"

3. Noun. One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane.

4. Noun. A stage area out of sight of the audience.

5. Noun. A unit of military aircraft.

6. Noun. The side of military or naval formation. "They attacked the enemy's right flank"

7. Noun. A hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side.

8. Noun. (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft.

9. Noun. 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"

10. Noun. The wing of a fowl. "He preferred the drumsticks to the wings"

11. Noun. A barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud. "In Britain they call a fender a wing"

12. Noun. An addition that extends a main building.

Definition of Wing

1. n. 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. v. t. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.

3. n. Any surface used primarily for supporting a flying machine in flight, whether by edge-on motion, or flapping, or rotation; specif., either of a pair of supporting planes of a flying machine.

4. n. 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.

5. v. t. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.

6. n. Any surface used primarily for supporting a flying machine in flight, whether by edge-on motion, or flapping, or rotation; specif., either of a pair of supporting planes of a flying machine.

Definition of Wing

1. to travel by means of wings (organs of flight) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Wing

1. A membranous expansion of a fruit or seed, which aids dispersal, a thin flange of tissue extended beyond the normal outline of a stem or petiole, a lateral petal of a flower in the family Fabaceae. (09 Oct 1997)

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