Collocations for "wing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wing" in context.
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wing
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [plane, airplane] wings
- the [plane's] wings
- [inspect, check, repair] the [plane] wing
- [a bird's, an eagle's, a dove's, an angel's] wings
- the wings of a [bird]
- [insect, bat] wings
- had [its] wings clipped
- its wings were flapping in the [air, wind]
- the bird [spread, flapped] its wings
- [barbecued, fried, grilled] chicken wings
- figurative: [fear, terror] gave her feet wings
- earned his wings as a [fighter, commercial] pilot
- the [left, right] wing of politics
- a member of the [left] wing
- the [far, extreme] [left] wing
- sports: plays on the [left, right] wing
- sent in the [air, antitank] wing
- the [north, west] wing of the [building, White House]
- the [maternity, outpatient] wing of the hospital
- walked on stage from the wings
- figurative: [backups, plans] waiting in the wings
- UK: the car's [nearside, offside] wing
- just wing it
- winging it
- the shot winged [him, the bird]
- is winging its way to [you]
- [the birds, he, the plane] winged south
- [the birds] winged by
- winging [across, over, toward]
- the [prize, cash] will be winging its way to you
- a [left, right] -wing politician
- a [left] -wing [party, group, government]
- a wing span of [ten meters]
- UK: my (car) wing mirror is broken
'wing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):