wing tip

Formal shoe style

Wing tip names the outermost point of a wing—on birds, aircraft, or other winged things.

The term also denotes a style of leather dress shoe with a pointed toe cap that extends backward along the sides in a decorative W-shaped pattern: He wore polished wing tips to the interview.

Also spelled wingtip.

Related

shoe leather · leather · polished · dress · formal · airplane · aileron · feather · flight feathers · bird · flight · aerodynamic · perforated · cap · toe · lace · lace up · classic

Categories
Opposites
shoe formality

wing tipflip-flop

Sudden change of position

sandal · sneaker · athletic shoe · running shoe · Crocs

shoe style/construction

wing tiploafer

Laceless slip-on shoe

slip-on · plain toe · cap toe · monk strap · Chelsea boot

wing position (aviation/anatomy)

wing tipfuselage

Aircraft's central structure

body · centerline · hub

Family

wingtips

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