wing and wing

adverb Nautical.

with a sail extended on each side, as with the foresail out on one side and the mainsail out on the other.

Origin of wing and wing

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby wing and wing

winey, Winfield, Winfred, Winfrey, wing, wing and wing, Wingate, wingback, wingback formation, wing bar, wing beat

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Example sentences from the Web for wing and wing

The wind was pretty fresh from the westward, and he went off wing-and-wing before it.
Little Bobtail|Oliver Optic
"Wing-and-Wing" was published at twenty-five cents a volume.
James Fenimore Cooper|Thomas R. Lounsbury
In a couple of hours we were entering the bay, and running "wing-and-wing."
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman
Still, when last seen, she was wing-and-wing, flying rather than sailing down toward their own track.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper

It was the only vestige that was ever found of the Wing-and-Wing.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for wing and wing

wing and wing

adverb

with sails extended on both sides by booms

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单词	wing and wing
释义	wing and wing adverb Nautical. with a sail extended on each side, as with the foresail out on one side and the mainsail out on the other. Origin of wing and wing First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby wing and wing winey, Winfield, Winfred, Winfrey, wing, wing and wing, Wingate, wingback, wingback formation, wing bar, wing beat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wing and wing The wind was pretty fresh from the westward, and he went off wing-and-wing before it. Little Bobtail\|Oliver Optic "Wing-and-Wing" was published at twenty-five cents a volume. James Fenimore Cooper\|Thomas R. Lounsbury In a couple of hours we were entering the bay, and running "wing-and-wing." The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete\|William T. Sherman Still, when last seen, she was wing-and-wing, flying rather than sailing down toward their own track. The Wing-and-Wing\|J. Fenimore Cooper It was the only vestige that was ever found of the Wing-and-Wing. The Wing-and-Wing\|J. Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for wing and wing wing and wing adverb with sails extended on both sides by booms 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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