Dictionary definition · wing
noun
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- a unit of military aircraft
- the side of military or naval formation"they attacked the enemy's right flank"
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- 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"
- the wing of a fowl"he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud"in Britain they call a fender a ‘wing’"
- an addition that extends a main building
verb
- travel through the air; be airborne"Man cannot fly"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).