wing
noun
1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Definition categories: animal, organ
2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Definition categories: man–made, aerofoil, airfoil, surface
3. a stage area out of sight of the audience
Similar word(s): backstage, offstage
Definition categories: man–made, stage
4. a unit of military aircraft
Definition categories: group
5. the side of military or naval formation
Similar word(s): flank
Definition categories: group, formation
6. a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
Definition categories: person
7. (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
Definition categories: location, place, position
8. 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
Definition categories: group
9. the wing of a fowl
- he preferred the drumsticks to the wings
Definition categories: food, helping, portion, serving
10. a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
- in Britain they call a fender a wing
Similar word(s): fender
Definition categories: man–made, barrier
11. an addition that extends a main building
Similar word(s): annex, annexe, extension
Definition categories: man–made, addition, improver
Sentences with wing as a noun:
- to take wing