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Alternative spellings
whing (obsolete)

Pronunciation
AHD|wÄ­ng
IPA|/wɪ�/
SAMPA|/wIN/
audio|en-us-wing.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Etymology
From ON. vængr.

Noun
en-noun

1. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
2. context|slang Human arm.
3. Part of an airplane that produces the lift for rising into the air.
4. Part of a building, an extension from the main building
5. Part of a huge room. rfv-sense| Is this right? Could not find any proof. Hekaheka Jul 4, 2007
6. A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
7. A military air unit, smaller than a division but larger than a group or squadron.
8. UK A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
9. context|nautical A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
10. context|hockey|football|icehockey A position in several field games on either side of the field.

Synonyms
fender (US, panel of a car)
guard (Aus, panel of a car)

Related terms
left wing
redwing
right wing
take under one's wing
winged
winger
wingman

Translations
trans-top|part of an animal
Croatian: t-|hr|krilo|n
Czech: t-|cs|k�ídlo|n
Finnish: t+|fi|siipi
Hebrew: ��ר� (evra) f
Hindi: प�� (pankh) m
Italian: t+|it|ala|f
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Japanese: JAchar|翼 (JAchar|���, tsubasa)
Kurdish: t+|ku|باڵ|sc=KUchar
Russian: t+|ru|к��ло|n|trkryló|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|ala|f
Swedish: t+|sv|vinge|c
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trans-top|human arm

Finnish: t+|fi|siipi
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trans-top|part of an airplane
Croatian: t-|hr|krilo|n
Finnish: t+|fi|siipi
Italian: t+|it|ala|f
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Japanese: JAchar|翼 (JAchar|���, tsubasa)
Kurdish: KUchar|باڵ
Russian: t+|ru|к��ло|n|trkryló|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|vinge|c
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trans-top|extension of a building
Croatian: t-|hr|krilo|n
Finnish: t+|fi|siipi
Italian: t+|it|ala|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|к��ло|n|trkryló|scCyrl, t+|ru|�лигел�|m|trflíg'el'|scCyrl
Swedish: t|sv|flygel|c
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trans-top|part of room
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trans-top|fraction of a political movement
Croatian: t-|hr|krilo|n
Finnish: t+|fi|siipi
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|-翼 (JAchar|-��, -yoku)
Russian: t+|ru|к��ло|n|trkryló|scCyrl
Swedish: t|sv|flygel|c
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trans-top|air force unit
Finnish: lennosto
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, hik�tai)
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trans-top|panel enclosing wheel area
Finnish: lokasuoja
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trans-top|extension of a ship's bridge
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trans-top|position in hockey etc.
Finnish: t-|fi|laitahyökkääjä, t+|fi|laituri
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Albanian: krah m
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ج�اح|ج���اح (jan�ħ) m
ttbc|Armenian: Õ©Õ¥Ö� (tev)
ttbc|Breton: askell f, divaskell / eskell / iskilli p (1), askell f, askelloù p (2), kazel f, kazelioù p (3)
ttbc|Bulgarian: к�ило (kriló) n (1,2,3), �ланг (flang) m (6)
ttbc|Catalan: ala f
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 翼
ttbc|Chinese: 翼, �� (chìb�ng), �翼 (jīyì)
ttbc|Dutch: vleugel m (1,2,3,5)
ttbc|Erzya: ��лмо (sjolmo)
ttbc|Esperanto: flugilo (1), planeo (2), ala (3,4,6)
ttbc|Estonian: tiib
ttbc|French: aile f
ttbc|German: Flügel m (1,2,3,5), Schwinge f
ttbc|Guaraní: pepo
ttbc|Hungarian: szárny
ttbc|Indonesian: sayap (1-5)
ttbc|Interlingua: ala (1,2,3,5)
ttbc|Italian: ala f, ali p
ttbc|Korean: �� (nalgae)
ttbc|Latin: ala f
ttbc|Latvian: sp�rns m s (1,2,3,5)
ttbc|Marathi: प�� (pankha)
ttbc|Norwegian: vinge c
ttbc|Old English: fiðere n
ttbc|Polish: skrzyd�o n (1-5), dywizjon m (6)
ttbc|Portuguese: asa f (1,2,3); ala f (3,5)
ttbc|Rohingya: fak
ttbc|Romanian: arip� f (1-5), baz� aerian� (6)
ttbc|Romany: ph�k
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: sgiath f, sgiathan m
ttbc|Spanish: ala f, aleta f (7)
ttbc|Telugu: ర���� (rekka) (1,2)
ttbc|Tok Pisin: han bilong pisin (1)
ttbc|Turkish: kanat
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm.
2. intransitive To fly.
3. intransitive wing it: To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise.

Translations
trans-top|To injure slightly
Bulgarian: на�ан�вам (naranjavam), п�о���елвам (��ка) (prostrelvam)
Interlingua: ferir, vulnerar (al bracio)
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Portuguese: ferir (no#Portuguese|no braço)
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trans-top|To fly
Bulgarian: t+|bg|ле��|trletja|scCyrl
German: t+|de|fliegen
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Interlingua: volar
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Ú�Û�Ù�
Portuguese: t+|pt|voar
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trans-top|To be extemporaneous
Bulgarian: t+|bg|имп�овизи�ам|trimproviziram|scCyrl
German: t+|de|improvisieren
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Interlingua: improvisar
Portuguese: improvisar
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