wingnoun [ C ]
uk/wɪŋ/us/wɪŋ/wing noun [ C ] (FOR FLYING)
B1 the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying:
If a bird takes wing, it flies away.
to suddenly develop, freely and powerfully:
A bird that is on the wing is flying.
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- The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.
- With one wing damaged, the model airplane spiralled downwards.
- A close inspection revealed minute cracks in the aircraft's fuselage and wings.
- I've nearly finished making my plane - I just have to glue the wings on.
- The hummingbird beats its wings at great speed.
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Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
- -nosed
- aisle
- autopilot
- barf bag
- canopy
- fixed-wing
- flight recorder
- fuselage
- joystick
- nose
- nose cone
- pod
- propeller
- retrorocket
- rudder
- safety belt
- shell
- skid
- spoiler
- starboard
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wing noun [ C ] (POLITICAL GROUP)
C2 a group within a political party or organization whose beliefs are in some way different from those of the main group:
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- He criticized what he described as the 'neanderthal tendencies' of the right wing of the party.
- He's on the right wing of the party.
- Many people consider Sinn Fein to be the political wing of the IRA.
- Religious fanatics have formed an unholy alliance with right wing groups.
- During the last decade the left wing of the party has held the whip hand.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- trio
- triumvirate
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wing noun [ C ] (PART OF BUILDING)
a part of a large building that sticks out from the main part, often having been added at a later date:
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Parts of buildings in general
- addition
- annex
- annexe
- elevation
- extension
- façade
- foundation
- frontage
- superstructure
wing noun [ C ] (PART OF CAR)
UK US fender one of the four parts at the side of a car that go over the wheels:
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The exterior of vehicles
- brake light
- bull bar
- bumper sticker
- hood
- Klaxon
- licence plate
- license plate number
- offside
- petrol cap
- radial
- retread
- roll bar
- roof
- roof rack
- side mirror
- splash guard
- stepney
- tyre
- vanity plates
- wing mirror
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wing noun [ C ] (SPORTS)
(in various team games, such as football and hockey) either of the two sides of the sports field, or a player whose position is at either of the two sides of the field:
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Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bench
- course
- D, d
- dry slope
- far post
- field
- goalmouth
- goalpost
- golf course
- groundsman
- penalty area
- penalty spot
- pitch
- stretch
- touch
- touchline
- track
- unplayable
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wing noun [ C ] (THEATRE)
the sides of a stage that cannot be seen by the people watching the play:
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Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- apron
- art house
- arthouse
- backdrop
- backstage
- center stage
- centre stage
- dressing room
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- onstage
- scenery
- spotlight
- stage left
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
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Idiom(s)
wingverb
uk/wɪŋ/us/wɪŋ/informalto perform or speak without having prepared what you are going to do or say:
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Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- adventitious
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- explosive
- involuntary
- it's just one of those things idiom
- just like that idiom
- make sth up as you go along idiom
- muddle
- sharply
- spur
- summary
- unawares
- undreamed of
- unexpected
- unforeseen
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