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  • n  a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
  • n  one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
  • n  a stage area out of sight of the audience
  • n  a unit of military aircraft
  • n  the side of military or naval formation
  • n  a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
  • n  (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
  • n  a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
    they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party
  • n  the wing of a fowl
    he preferred the drumsticks to the wings
  • n  a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
    in Britain they call a fender a wing
  • n  an addition that extends a main building
  • v  travel through the air; be airborne

  • Pat LaCroix The Image Bank Getty A good sports bar needs three things: beer on tap, a television on the wall and a menu that offers Buffalo wings.
  • Caldwell was and is a stalwart disciple of the single-wing offense, but throughout his own coaching career he has developed the system with fond attention to the scientific .
  • A right-wing extremist exhibits many, but not necessarily all, of the following attributes: --believes that America is always, in every instance, the ultimate force of moral .
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  • President Bush in TIME
    And that leads me to come to this conclusion: that most Democrats are afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org, or more afraid of irritating them, then they are of irritating the United States military,Bush said at a news...
  • Richard Gere in China Daily
    There is a very small right-wing, very conservative political party in India and they are the moral police in India ...... they do this kind of thing quite often,said Gere. "It goes to a reputable court and it gets thrown out."
  • Gilad Erdan in CBS News
    I am certain that Netanyahu will be the next prime minister,said Likud lawmaker Gilad Erdan. "Netanyahu has a clear advantage because the right-wing parties have a larger bloc. The test is not which party gets the most votes, but which...

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