wing
nouns
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
is a part of
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
is a part of
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
is a type of (narrower)
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
is a part of
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
"the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
is a type of (narrower)
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
a stage area out of sight of the audience
a unit of military aircraft
is a part of
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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"
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