…any of a number of specialized paired appendages that enable some animals to fly, in particular…
…each of a pair of modified toughened forewings that cover the functional wings in certain insects, especially an elytron of a beetle…
…a rigid or semirigid structure similar to an aircraft wing fixed vertically on a boat to provide thrust from the action of the wind…
…a single triangular swept-back wing on some aircraft, typically military aircraft…
…a small, dark-winged butterfly of the skipper family, found in North America…
…denoting aircraft of the conventional type as opposed to those with rotating wings, such as helicopters…
…an airfoil that rotates in an approximately horizontal plane, providing all or most of the lift in a helicopter or autogiro…
…a high-backed armchair with side pieces projecting from the back, originally in order to protect the sitter from drafts…
…(in a bird’s wing) each of the smaller feathers covering the bases of the flight feathers…
…an edible marine bivalve mollusk with a fragile flattened shell, the hinge of which bears winglike projections…
…acrobatic stunts performed on the wings of an airborne aircraft as a public entertainment…
…a rank of officer in the RAF, above squadron leader and below group captain…
…(1855–1934), English dramatist and actor. Notable works: The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893)…
…a small migratory thrush that breeds mainly in northern Europe, with red underwings showing in flight…
…a maneuver in which an aircraft turns at the top of a steep climb and flies back along its original path…
…any of a number of bivalve mollusks with rough irregular shells. Several kinds are eaten (especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls…
…a salt-tolerant orache plant sometimes used in the reclamation of saline soils or to provide grazing in areas of salty soil…
