wing
/wɪŋ/ noun [C]Definition
CREATURE › one of the two parts that a bird or insect uses to fly
AIRCRAFT › one of the two long, flat parts at the sides of an aircraft that make it stay in the sky
CAR UK (US fender) › one of the parts at each corner of a car above the wheels
BUILDING › a part of a large building that is joined to the side of the main part: Their offices are in the West wing.
POLITICS › a group of people in an organization or political party who have the same beliefs: the nationalist wing of the party
(Definition of wing noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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