wing

Hospital's separate area

A wing is either of the pair of appendages on a bird or insect that enables it to fly; by natural extension, the lateral projections on an aircraft are also wings.

Though chickens don’t fly much, their wings supply abundant human food.

A section of a large building or organization is also called a wing, like the West Wing of the White House or the right wing of a political organization.

Something winged has wings.

To wing somewhere is to fly there.

architecture

annex

Supplementary building or seizure

ell · section · block · building · corridor · gallery · manor · mansion · dormitory

anatomy

feather

Bird's body covering

  • pinionToothed wheel, small
  • plumageBird's complete feather coat
  • quillFeather used for writing

covert · rachis · barb · vane · humerus · ulna · radius · carpal · phalanges · primaries

theater

backstage

Theater's hidden area

cue · entrance · exit · flat · scenery · flies · waiting · greenroom

protection

aegis

Sponsorship and protection

sponsorship · guidance · umbrella · safeguard · custody · care · trusteeship · nurture · mentor

symbolism

freedom

Absence of constraint

  • flightAerial journey by aircraft
  • soaringRising effortlessly upward
  • angelDivine winged messenger

liberty · transcendence · ascension · ethereal · spiritual · guardian · heavenly · Icarus · Pegasus · Hermes

aviation

aileron

Wing-mounted roll control

  • flapOne-sided attached cover
  • slatNarrow wooden strip
  • spoilerPremature ending disclosure

airfoil · fuselage · delta · swept · rotary · biplane · monoplane · tailplane · lift · drag

poultry

drumette

Chicken wing's upper segment

crispy · fried · baked · grilled · boneless · bone-in · barbecue · teriyaki · jerk · ranch

military

flank

Side of body

detachment · division · airborne · tactical · assault · reconnaissance · deployment · maneuver · sortie · echelon

political

faction

Group within group

liberal · progressive · radical · moderate · extremist · fringe · partisan · movement · ideological · hardliner

Categories
Opposites
body appendage type

wingleg

Ambulatory limb

foot · flipper · fin · root · arm

organizational position

wingheadquarters

Central command location

main building · center · central office · base · core

political spectrum

wingcenter

Middle of anything

moderate · middle ground · centrist · mainstream

Phrases
Family

winged, wings, winging, wingman, wingless, winger, wingtip, wingtips, underwing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G