Meaning

32 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

    The bird was flapping its wings

  2. (countable, uncountable)A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

  3. (countable, slang, uncountable)Human arm.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

    I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.

    Flügel, Flügel, Schwinge

    крыло́kryló, крыло́kryló

    крило́kryló, крило́kryló

  5. (countable, uncountable)One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.

  6. (countable, uncountable)One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.

  8. (countable, uncountable)Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.

    one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

  9. (countable, uncountable)A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.

    (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft

  10. (countable, uncountable)Passage by flying; flight.

    to take wing

    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

  11. (countable, uncountable)Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.

    the west wing of the hospital

    the wings of a corkscrew

    Flügel, Gebäudeflügel, Gebäudetrakt

    крыло́kryló, фли́гельflígelʹ

    крило́kryló, флі́гельflíhelʹ

    an addition that extends a main building

Examples

414 sentences
  1. Ostriches have wings, but they can't fly.

    У страусів є крила, але вони не можуть літати. — deniko

  2. Is it true that cockroaches don't have wings?

    Чи це правда, що таргани не мають крил? — deniko

    ruЭто правда, что у тараканов нет крыльев? — Selena777

  3. Birds flap their wings to fly.

    Птахи машуть крилами, щоб літати. — Ahha

    ruЧтобы лететь, птицы машут крыльями. — Selena777

  4. Birds have wings.

    Птахи мають крила. — deniko

    ruУ птиц есть крылья. — Balamax

    deVögel haben Flügel. — Espi

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  5. You'll just have to wing it.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
air force unit:
part of an aircraft:
extension to a main body:
faction of a political movement:
Русский
By meaning 4
air force unit:
sports: position in many team sports:
part of an aircraft:
extension to a main body:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
air force unit:
part of an aircraft:
part of an animal:
extension to a main body:
panel of a car which encloses the wheel area:

Origin

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind.

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Forms

plural: wings
Singularwing
Pluralwings

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
panel of a car:guardA2fender
U.S. Air Force:deltagarrison
Close in meaning
  • a stage area out of sight of the audience:offstagebackstage
  • a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud:fender
  • the side of military or naval formation:flank
  • an addition that extends a main building:annexannexeextension

Word family

181 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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