wing tip

noun

Also wingtip . the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.

a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides.

a style of shoe with such a toe.

the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.

Origin of wing tip

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby wing tip

wing shot, wing skid, wingspan, wingspread, wingsuit, wing tip, wing-weary, wingy, win hands down, Winifred, Winiwarter-Buerger disease

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Example sentences from the Web for wing tip

Old travellers used to make them out to be twenty-five or thirty feet from wing-tip to wing-tip; but they do reach the size I say.
Real Gold|George Manville Fenn
But there came no answer, and mounting to the wing-tip, Joan following, Jim saw a sight that froze him with horror.
Spawn of the Comet|Harold Thompson Rich
Wash-out—A decreasing angle of incidence of a surface towards its wing-tip.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
This danger was greatly alleviated when the wing-tip flares were invented.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

And when it is big enough to reach from 'wing-tip to wing-tip' you'll find that she has grown to be just like a real mother.
Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for wing tip

wing tip

noun

the outermost edge of a wing

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单词	wing tip
释义	wing tip noun Also wingtip . the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing. a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides. a style of shoe with such a toe. the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers. Origin of wing tip First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby wing tip wing shot, wing skid, wingspan, wingspread, wingsuit, wing tip, wing-weary, wingy, win hands down, Winifred, Winiwarter-Buerger disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wing tip Old travellers used to make them out to be twenty-five or thirty feet from wing-tip to wing-tip; but they do reach the size I say. Real Gold\|George Manville Fenn But there came no answer, and mounting to the wing-tip, Joan following, Jim saw a sight that froze him with horror. Spawn of the Comet\|Harold Thompson Rich Wash-out—A decreasing angle of incidence of a surface towards its wing-tip. The Aeroplane Speaks\|H. Barber This danger was greatly alleviated when the wing-tip flares were invented. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell And when it is big enough to reach from 'wing-tip to wing-tip' you'll find that she has grown to be just like a real mother. Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman\|Annie Fellows Johnston British Dictionary definitions for wing tip wing tip noun the outermost edge of a wing 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 Words related to wing tip sneaker, pump, cleat, tennis shoe, slipper, loafer, cowboy boot, boot, clog, moccasin, sandals, footgear, flip-flops, boat shoe, hightops, penny loafer, platform shoe
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wing tip

noun

Origin of wing tip

Words nearby wing tip

Example sentences from the Web for wing tip

British Dictionary definitions for wing tip

noun

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