Wing

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related terms 2.3 Translations 3 Transitive verb 3.4 Translations 4 Intransitive verb 4.5 Translations

Pronunciation

1. appendage of animal (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly in the air
2. part of airplane that enables it to rise into the air
3. part of a building, an extension from the main building
4. part of a huge room
5. political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
6. a military air unit, smaller than a division but larger than a group or squadron.
7. (British) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

• fender (US, 7)
• guard (Aus, 7)

• Breton: askell f divaskell / eskell / iskilli pl (1), askell f -où pl (2), kazel f -ioù pl (3)
• Bulgarian: крило n (1,2,3), фланг m (6)
• Catalan: ala f
• Chinese Characters: 翼
• Dutch: vleugel m (1,2,3)
• Esperanto: flugilo (1), planeo (2), ala (3,4,6)
• Finnish: siipi
• French: aile f
• German: Flügel m (1, 2, 3, 5)
• Indonesian: sayap (1-5)
• Interlingua: ala (1, 2, 3, 5)
• Japanese: 翼 (つばさ, tsubasa) (1,2,5), 基地 (きち, kichi) (6) (?)
• Korean: 날개 (nalgae)
• Polish: skrzydło n (1-5), dywizjon m (6)
• Portuguese: asa f (1, 2, 3); ala f (3, 5)
• Romanian: aripă f (1-5), bază aeriană (6)
• Spanish: ala f
• Tok Pisin: han bilong pisin (1)
• Turkish: kanat

1. to injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm

• Bulgarian: наранявам, прострелвам (ръка)
• Interlingua: ferir, vulnerar (al bracio)
• Portuguese: ferir (no braço)

1. to fly
2. wing it: to act or speak extemporaneously