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Definition of wings

noun:

• a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration".
• stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members.
• a movable organ for flying (one of a pair). Synonyms: wing.
• one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane. Synonyms: wing.
• a stage area out of sight of the audience. Synonyms: backstage, offstage, wing.
• a unit of military aircraft. Synonyms: wing.
• the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank". Synonyms: flank, wing.
• a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side. Synonyms: wing.
• (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft. Synonyms: wing.
• 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". Synonyms: wing.
• the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings". Synonyms: wing.
• a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing". Synonyms: fender, wing.
• an addition that extends a main building. Synonyms: annex, annexe, extension, wing.

verb:

• travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly". Synonyms: fly, wing.

Related words

ala, balancer, buzz, ell, elytron, flight, forewing, halter, haltere, hover, mudguard, pennon, pinion, rack, soar.

Words nearby

rings, wing.

Rhymes with

rings, strings, things.