wing
1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
organ
• Hyponyms:
ala, forewing, fore-wing, fore wing, halter,
haltere, balancer, pennon, pinion, wing case, elytron
• Part Holonyms:
bird, bat, chiropteran, insect, angel
• Part Meronyms:
bastard wing, alula, spurious wing, flight feather, pinion,
quill, quill feather
2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
• Part Holonyms:
airplane, aeroplane, plane
• Part Meronyms:
aileron, flap, flaps, rib
3. a stage area out of sight of the audience (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
offstage, backstage
• Hypernyms:
stage
4. a unit of military aircraft (Freq. 2)
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
air unit
• Part Holonyms:
division, air division
• Member Meronyms:
squadron
5. the side of military or naval formation (Freq. 1)
- they attacked the enemy's right flank
• Syn:
flank
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
formation
6. a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
• Hypernyms:
hockey player, ice-hockey player
7. (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
• Hypernyms:
position, place
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
• Hypernyms:
social group
9. the wing of a fowl
- he preferred the drumsticks to the wings
• Hypernyms:
helping, portion, serving
• Hyponyms:
turkey wing, chicken wing
• Part Holonyms:
bird, fowl
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
• Derivationally related forms:
fend (for: fender)
• Hypernyms:
barrier
• Hyponyms:
mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard
• Part Holonyms:
car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
11. an addition that extends a main building
• Syn:
annex, annexe, extension
• Derivationally related forms:
annex (for: annex)
• Hypernyms:
addition, add-on, improver
• Hyponyms:
ell
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
travel through the air;
be airborne (Freq. 5)
- Man cannot fly
• Syn:
fly
• Derivationally related forms:
fly (for: fly), flyer (for: fly), flier (for: fly), flying (for: fly)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
buzz, rack, flight, fly on, soar, hover
• Verb Group:
fly
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
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