wing

noun [C] (SPORTS)

/wɪŋ/

Definition

› (in various team games, such as football and hockey) either of the two sides of the sports field, or a player whose position is at either of the two sides of the field: Zinoli passes the ball to Pereira out there on the wing. He played left/right wing for Manchester United.Surfaces on which sports take place

(Definition of wing noun (SPORTS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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