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Wing
Pronunciation
- AHD : wĭng
- IPA : /wɪŋ/
- SAMPA : /wIN/
Noun
wing (plural: wings )
- appendage of animal (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly in the air
- part of airplane that enables it to rise into the air
- part of a building, an extension from the main building
- part of a huge room
- political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- a military air unit, smaller than a division but larger than a group or squadron .
- (British) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
- Breton: askell f divaskell / eskell / iskilli pl (1), askell f -où pl (2), kazel f -ioù pl (3)
- Bulgarian: крило n (1,2,3), фланг m (6)
- Catalan: ala f
- Chinese Characters: 翼
- Chinese: 翼, 翅膀 (chibang), 机翼
- Dutch: vleugel m (1,2,3)
- Esperanto: flugilo (1), planeo (2), ala (3,4,6)
- Finnish: siipi
- French: aile f
- German: Flügel m (1, 2, 3, 5)
- Indonesian: sayap (1-5)
- Interlingua: ala (1, 2, 3, 5)
- Italian: ala f
- Japanese: 翼 (つばさ , tsubasa) (1,2,5), 飛行大隊 (ひこうだいたい, hikoudaitai) (6)
- Korean: 날개 (nalgae)
- Polish: skrzydło n (1-5), dywizjon m (6)
- Portuguese: asa f (1, 2, 3); ala f (3, 5)
- Romanian: aripă f (1-5), bază aeriană (6)
- Russian: крыло n
- Spanish: ala f
- Tok Pisin: han bilong pisin (1)
- Turkish: kanat
Transitive verb
- to injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm
Translations
- Bulgarian: наранявам , прострелвам (ръка )
- Interlingua: ferir , vulnerar (al bracio )
- Portuguese: ferir (no braço )
Intransitive verb
- to fly
- wing it: to act or speak extemporaneously
Translations
- Bulgarian: летя (1), импровизирам (2)
- German: fliegen (1), improvisieren (2)
- Interlingua: volar (1); improvisar (2)
- Portuguese: voar (1); improvisar (2)
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