wingmen
Flanking flight partners
Wingmen is the plural of wingman—originally a pilot flying beside and slightly behind a lead aircraft to provide support and protection.
The meaning has shifted to social contexts: a wingman helps a friend pursue romantic interests, typically by engaging others in a group or talking up the friend's qualities.
I need you to be my wingman tonight.
Military aviation unit
- formationCreation or arrangement
- escortOne who accompanies another
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
aircraft · jet · tactical · combat · mission · aerial · maneuver · flanker
squadron
Military aviation unit
pilot · aircraft · jet · tactical · combat · mission · aerial · maneuver · flanker · interceptor
bros
Informal term for pals
homies · posse · gang · circle · clique · backup · night out · bar · club · approach
buddies
Informal term for friends
allies · confidants · comrades · chums · amigos · partners · cohorts · cronies · associates · friends
- aviation museumsaviation museums, military aircraft, aviation history, flight simulators, hangars
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- USAAF fightersP-51 Mustang, fighter squadrons, fighter pilots, fighter aces, Flying Tigers
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- military bondsbattle buddies, comrades, unit cohesion, band of brothers, esprit de corps
wingmencommanders
Military authority figures
principals · captains · point men · primaries · headliners
wingmenlone wolves
Solitary, self-reliant individuals
targets · soloists · center of attention · main attraction · prospects
wingmencockblockers
Those preventing romantic success
saboteurs · backstabbers · rivals · competitors · enemies