winging
翅膀,有翼的,翅片,有翼
Related Words
Definitions
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- : either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- : either of two corresponding parts in flightless birds, which may be rudimentary, as in certain ratite birds, or adapted for swimming, as in penguins.
- : one of the paired, thin, lateral extensions of the body wall of an insect, located on the mesothorax and the metathorax, by means of which it flies.
- : a similar structure with which gods, angels, demons, etc., are conceived to be provided for the purpose of flying.
- : Slang. an arm of a human being, especially a baseball player's pitching or throwing arm.
- : a means or instrument of flight, travel, or progress.
- : the act or manner of flying.
- : something resembling or likened to a bird's wing, as a vane or sail of a windmill.
- : Aeronautics. one of a pair of airfoils attached transversely to the fuselage of an aircraft and providing lift.both airfoils, taken collectively.
- : Architecture. a part of a building projecting on one side of, or subordinate to, a central or main part.
- : Furniture. either of two forward extensions of the sides of the back of an easy chair.
Phrases
- wing it
- clip someone's wings
- in the wings
- left wing
- on the wing
- take flight (wing)
- under someone's wing
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
This year, we’ll just need to keep such tailgating to a handful of distanced friends, like the times the skiers on staff at Outside would grill wings and sip reposado each spring during the Don’t Close Brah gathering at Ski Santa Fe.
Understanding the gliding biomechanics of colugos might help in the design of robotics and wing technology, Byrnes says.
If Bogdanovic finds a different home, Milwaukee will need to reconsider its options and search for another starting-caliber wing.
Digna Strautmane and Emily Engstler, both versatile wings, and forward Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi are another year more experienced.
In cities, some species of birds have evolved shorter wings, which help them dodge traffic.
But she's really winging across the country on a private jet.
His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him.
As if in gratitude, a bird came winging out of the orchard behind her, and dipped his breast and bill in the water.
And now she sees that it is not really a star, but a little company of angels winging their way together to earth.
And remembering what had summoned the flitter winging toward him, Raf drew a deep breath.
A few moments later the airplanes came winging back to their mother ship.