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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
  • An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
  • An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
  • British A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  • field hockey|ice hockey|football A position in several field games on either side of the field.
  • nautical A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
  • slang Human arm.
  • Part of a building, an extension from the main building
  • Part of a huge room. Is this right? Could not find any proof. Hekaheka Jul 4, 2007
  • Part of an airplane that produces the lift for rising into the air.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To fly.
  • intransitive '''wing it''': To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise.
  • transitive (Of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
  • transitive To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm.

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