wings

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Noun

wings

1. Plural form of wing
2. (plural only) The unseen area each side of a stage.
3. (plural only) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
   • 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

     Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles."

Verb

wings

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wing.

Anagrams

• swing