OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1823

wing

/wɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ala
Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.
ala • parte • sección
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
the west wing of the hospital
the wings of a corkscrew
ala
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
Word forms