Wing - Definition
wing
n 1: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
2: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage
of an airplane
3: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing,
offstage, backstage]
4: a unit of military aircraft
5: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the
enemy's right flank" [syn: flank, wing]
6: a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either
side
7: (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the
rear of another aircraft
8: a group within a political party or legislature or other
organization that holds distinct views or has a particular
function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican
Party"
9: the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the
wings"
10: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block
splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a
wing" [syn: fender, wing]
11: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex,
annexe, extension, wing]
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
fly, wing]