Defenition of the word wing

• Defenition of the word wing

  • The appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly in the air.
  • To move autonomously through the air, without any part of the object or object's enclosure touching anything attached to the ground.
  • Part of airplane that enables it to stay in the air.
  • an addition that extends a main building
  • surrounds the wheels of a vehicle; "in England they call a fender a wing"
  • the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
  • travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
  • a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
  • one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
  • the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
  • a unit of military aircraft
  • a stage area out of sight of the audience
  • a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing"
  • the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy''s right flank"
  • a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side
  • a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
  • the wing of a fowl
  • the side of military or naval formation
  • a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
  • (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
  • a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
  • travel through the air; be airborne

Synonyms for the word wing

• • annex
  • annexe
  • backstage
  • extension
  • fender
  • flank
  • fly
  • offstage

Meronymys for the word wing

• • aeroplane
  • aileron
  • air division
  • airplane
  • alula
  • angel
  • auto
  • automobile
  • bastard wing
  • bat
  • bird
  • building
  • car
  • chiropteran
  • division
  • edifice
  • flap
  • flaps
  • flight feather
  • fowl
  • insect
  • machine
  • motorcar
  • pinion
  • plane
  • quill
  • quill feather
  • rib
  • spurious wing
  • squadron

Hyponyms for the word wing

• • ala
  • balancer
  • buzz
  • chicken wing
  • ell
  • elytron
  • flight
  • fly on
  • fore wing
  • fore-wing
  • forewing
  • halter
  • haltere
  • hover
  • mudguard
  • pennon
  • pinion
  • rack
  • soar
  • splash guard
  • splash-guard
  • turkey wing
  • wing case

Hypernyms for the word wing

• • add-on
  • addition
  • aerofoil
  • air unit
  • airfoil
  • barrier
  • control surface
  • formation
  • go
  • helping
  • hockey player
  • ice-hockey player
  • improver
  • locomote
  • move
  • organ
  • place
  • portion
  • position
  • serving
  • social group
  • stage
  • surface
  • surname
  • travel

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