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Meaning of wing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wing
      n 1: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
      2: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage
         of an airplane
      3: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {wing},
         {offstage}, {backstage}]
      4: a unit of military aircraft
      5: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the
         enemy's right flank" [syn: {flank}, {wing}]
      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" [syn: {fender}, {wing}]
      11: an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annex},
          {annexe}, {extension}, {wing}]
      v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
           {fly}, {wing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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