noun / verb
wing
WING/wɪŋ/
A projecting structure used for flight.
The gull stretches out its feathered wing as it flies.
Etymology
Old Norse vængr already meant a bird’s wing, preserving the central connection with flight. Its deeper origin is unknown, so it does not securely reveal an earlier descriptive image.
In context
we tuck the wing tips underneath the bird
More examples
- The butterfly folds its wings when it lands.
- My window seat is just behind the airplane's wing.
- Geese wing their way south for the winter.
Forms
wing · wings · winged · winging
winged adjective — Having wings or structures resembling wings.
wingless adjective — Having no wings for flight.
Similar words
- airfoil
- A lift-producing surface, especially an aircraft wing or blade.