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wing

UK/ˈwɪŋɡ/ US/wɪŋ/ common informal slang uk us
noun (9) verb (1)

noun

1.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

2.

one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

3.

a stage area out of sight of the audience

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5.

the side of military or naval formation

  • “they attacked the enemy”
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6.

a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side

7.

the wing of a fowl

  • “he preferred the drumsticks to the wings”
8.

a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

  • “in England they call a fender a wing”
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9.

an addition that extends a main building

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verb

1.

travel through the air; be airborne

  • “Man cannot fly”
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Origin

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish vinge (“wing”), Elfdalian waingg (“wing”), Faroese vongur (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), Norwegian Nynorsk veng (“wing”). Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather.

Phrases

  • air wing
  • angel wing
  • angel wings
  • bastard wing
  • bat wing
  • bat's wing
  • beat the wing
  • bingo wings

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