wing
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
Example
“The bird was flapping its wings”
Other meanings
A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
“I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.”
A kind of
- organ
Kinds of wing
- forewing
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "vængr".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.