water wings

noun (used with a plural verb)

an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.

Origin of water wings

First recorded in 1900–10

Words nearby water wings

water wave, waterway, waterweed, waterwheel, water willow, water wings, water witch, water witching, waterworks, waterworn, watery

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Example sentences from the Web for water wings

Screepers, Riggy, what do you think the perfectly good pair of water-wings in your case is for?
The Trap|Betsy Curtis
These water-wings take up no more room than a pocket-handkerchief.
The Bradys After a Chinese Princess|Francis Worcester Doughty
You didn't see any water-wings or life-preservers floating around, did you?
Left End Edwards|Ralph Henry Barbour
In this manner the three swimmers towed to shore those who had ventured too far on the water-wings.
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for water wings

water wings

pl n

an inflatable rubber device shaped like a pair of wings, which is placed round the front of the body and under the arms of a person learning to swim

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单词	water wings
释义	water wings noun (used with a plural verb) an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim. Origin of water wings First recorded in 1900–10 Words nearby water wings water wave, waterway, waterweed, waterwheel, water willow, water wings, water witch, water witching, waterworks, waterworn, watery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water wings Screepers, Riggy, what do you think the perfectly good pair of water-wings in your case is for? The Trap\|Betsy Curtis These water-wings take up no more room than a pocket-handkerchief. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess\|Francis Worcester Doughty You didn't see any water-wings or life-preservers floating around, did you? Left End Edwards\|Ralph Henry Barbour In this manner the three swimmers towed to shore those who had ventured too far on the water-wings. Dorothy Dale's Great Secret\|Margaret Penrose British Dictionary definitions for water wings water wings pl n an inflatable rubber device shaped like a pair of wings, which is placed round the front of the body and under the arms of a person learning to swim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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