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- noun Plural form of
wing . - noun The
unseen area each side of astage . - noun The
insignia of aqualified pilot oraircrew member. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members
- noun a means of flight or ascent
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Examples
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_And the four Beasts had each of them six wings_, two to a tribe, in all twenty and four wings, answering to the twenty and four stations of the people.
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John Isaac Newton 1684
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Having a succession of plants ready in the wings is a great way to keep vegetable gardens productive and menus filled with options.
Groundwork: Chard's double punch Cynthia A. Brown 2010
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San Diego Chargers (from New York Giants): A little speed on the wings is always nice.
USATODAY.com - Mock draft begins with feast or famine for Rodgers 2005
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Waiting in the wings is the ever-colorful Mirriam Defensor-Santiago, who forswore politics after her son committed suicide, but threw her hat into the ring anyway (she says she needs the politics to get her mind off her grief).
Archive 2004-01-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Waiting in the wings is the ever-colorful Mirriam Defensor-Santiago, who forswore politics after her son committed suicide, but threw her hat into the ring anyway (she says she needs the politics to get her mind off her grief).
notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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He has just arrived at London, and was leaving for our place on what he called the wings of the wind.
The American Baron James De Mille
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The Hebrew for "wings" is the same as for the idol Cneph, which was represented in temple sculptures with wings (Ps 91: 4). beyond -- Meroe, the island between the "rivers" Nile and Astaboras is meant, famed for its commerce, and perhaps the seat of the Ethiopian government, hence addressed here as representing the whole empire: remains of temples are still found, and the name of "Tirhakah" in the inscriptions.
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Males flair their leathery skin wings at her – vestigial, but colorful reds and yellows, sometimes a dramatic neon blue.
365 tomorrows » J.R. Blackwell : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Males flair their leathery skin wings at her – vestigial, but colorful reds and yellows, sometimes a dramatic neon blue.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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An eagle with outstretched wings is in the center, clutching three arrows in the left claw and a small olive branch in the right, with a shield placed across its breast.
Liberty Head Double Eagle, Without Motto, 1849-1866 : Coin Guide 2009
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