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wing English-German

Flügel

left wing English-German

linker Flügel

left-wing English-German

linksgerichtet

wing tip English-German

Flügelspitze

right wing English-German

rechter Flügel

right-wing English-German

rechtsgerichtet

wing mirror English-German

Außenspiegel

wing British & World English

(in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying

wing English-French

aile f

gull wing British & World English

(of a door on a car or aircraft) opening upwards

left wing British & World English

the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system

take wing in wing British & World English

(of a bird, insect, or other winged creature) fly away

wing back British & World English

a player who plays in a wide position on the field, taking part both in attack and defence

wing case British & World English

each of a pair of modified toughened forewings which cover the functional wings in certain insects, especially an elytron of a beetle

wing chun British & World English

a simplified form of kung fu used as a system of self-defence

wing dam British & World English

a dam or barrier built into a stream to deflect the current

wing half British & World English

a half back positioned towards the right or left side of the field

wing nut British & World English

a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw

wing sail British & World English

a rigid or semi-rigid structure similar to an aircraft wing fixed vertically on a boat to provide thrust from the action of the wind

wing tip British & World English

the tip of the wing of an aircraft or of a bird or other flying animal

left wing English-French

the left wing

left wing English-Italian

sinistra f

left-wing English-Italian

di sinistra

wing nut English-Italian

dado m ad alette

left wing English-Spanish

(ala f‡) izquierda

left-wing English-Spanish

izquierdista

delta wing British & World English

a single triangular swept-back wing fitted on some jet aircraft

dusky wing British & World English

a small, dark-winged butterfly of the skipper family, found in North America

fixed-wing British & World English

denoting aircraft of the conventional type as opposed to those with rotating wings, such as helicopters

flying wing British & World English

an aircraft with little or no fuselage and no tailplane

right wing British & World English

the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system

rotary wing British & World English

an aerofoil that rotates in an approximately horizontal plane, providing all or most of the lift in a helicopter or autogiro

swept-wing British & World English

(of an aircraft) having swept-back wings

swing-wing British & World English

an aircraft wing that can move from a right-angled to a swept-back position

wing chair British & World English

a high-backed armchair with side pieces projecting from the back

wing collar British & World English

a high stiff shirt collar with turned-down corners

wing covert British & World English

(in a bird’s wing) each of the smaller feathers covering the bases of the flight feathers

wing mirror British & World English

a rear-view mirror projecting from the side of a motor vehicle

wing oyster British & World English

an edible marine bivalve mollusc with a fragile flattened shell, the hinge of which bears wing-like projections

right wing English-French

the right wing

wing mirror English-Italian

specchietto m laterale

right wing English-Spanish

(ala f‡) derecha f