Noun Definition

wing

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

Category: Places

2.Definition: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

"In Britain they call a fender a wing"

Related Noun(s):fender

Category: Objects

3.Definition: 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"

Category: General

4.Definition: a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

Category: People

5.Definition: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

Category: Animals

6.Definition: a stage area out of sight of the audience

Related Noun(s):backstage, offstage

Category: Objects

7.Definition: a unit of military aircraft

Category: General

8.Definition: an addition that extends a main building

Related Noun(s):annex, annexe, extension

Category: Objects

9.Definition: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

Category: Objects

10.Definition: the side of military or naval formation

Related Noun(s):flank

Category: General

11.Definition: the wing of a fowl

"He preferred the drumsticks to the wings"

Category: General