WING

I. noun Usage: often attributive see: wind Date: 13th century 1. one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly, any of various anatomical structures (as of a flying fish or flying lemur) providing means of limited flight, an appendage or part resembling a ~ in appearance, position, or function: as, a device worn under the arms to aid a person in swimming or staying afloat, ala , a turned-back or extended edge on an article of clothing, a sidepiece at the top of an armchair, e. a foliaceous, membranous, or woody expansion of a plant especially along a stem or on a samara or capsule, either of the two lateral petals of a papilionaceous flower, a vane of a windmill or arrow, sail , an airfoil that develops a major part of the lift which supports a heavier-than-air aircraft, fender d, a means of flight or rapid progress, the act or manner of flying ; flight , a side or outlying region or district, a part or feature of a building usually projecting from and subordinate to the main or central part , 7. one of the pieces of scenery at the side of a stage, the area at the side of the stage out of sight, 8. a left or right section of an army or fleet ; flank , one of the offensive positions or players on either side of a center position in certain team sports, 9. either of two opposing groups within an organization or society ; faction , a section of an organized body (as a legislative chamber) representing a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies, 10. a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a group and lower than a division, two or more squadrons of naval airplanes, a dance step marked by a quick outward and inward rolling glide of one foot, insignia consisting of an outspread pair of stylized bird's ~s which are awarded on completion of prescribed training to a qualified pilot, aircrew member, or military balloon pilot, ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1591 transitive verb 1. to fit with ~s, to enable to fly or move swiftly, 2. to traverse with or as if with ~s, to effect or achieve by flying, to let fly ; dispatch , 4. to wound in the ~ ; disable the ~ of , to wound (as with a bullet) without killing , to do or perform without preparation or guidelines ; improvise , intransitive verb to go with or as if with ~s ; fly