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1. A means of flight or ascent
   "necessity lends wings to inspiration"
    
2. Stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members
    
3. [Cdn] A plate of deep fried chicken wings, as served in a bar
    
4. The unseen area each side of a theatre stage

1. A movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    
2. One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an aeroplane
    
3. A stage area out of sight of the audience
   - offstage, backstage
    
4. (military) a unit of military aircraft
    
5. (military) The side of a military or naval formation
   "they attacked the enemy's right wing";
   - flank
    
6. A hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
    
7. (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
    
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"
    
9. The wing of a fowl
   "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
    
10. A barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
    "in Britain they call a fender a wing";
    - fender
     
11. An addition that extends a main building
    - annex, annexe [Brit], extension

1. Travel through the air; be airborne
   - fly
    
2. [informal] Perform without preparation
   "he winged a speech at the wedding";
   - improvise, improvize [non-standard], ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise [Brit], wing it [informal]
    
3. Propel through the air
   - throw
    
4. Injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm or leg
    
5. Bring down a bird by shooting in the wing

Type of: addition, add-on, aerofoil [Brit], agency, air unit, airfoil [N. Amer], barrier, control surface, do, execute, formation, go, helping, hockey player, ice-hockey player, impel, improver, insignia, locomote, means, move, organ, perform, place, portion, position, propel, serving, social group, stage, surface, travel, way

Part of: aeroplane [Brit], air division, airplane [N. Amer], angel, auto, automobile, bat, bird, building, car, chiropteran, division, edifice, flittermouse [archaic], fowl, insect, machine, motorcar, plane

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