DICTIONARY OF AVIATION 263
wing-flapping 'win,fi,aepiq n. that flaps wings; provided
with flapping wings : as, a *wing-flappmg machine. wing-flexion 'win,ftek$3n n. same meaning as wing*
flexure.
wing-flexure 'win,fi,ek$9z n. the flexure, bending, or warp- ing of the wings; wing-flexion. wing-flight / wirj / ftait n. artificial flight by means of
wings; mechanical flight. wing-flyer 'win,fz<ai-9z n. [also spelt wingfflier] one who
flies with wings or winged machines ; an aeroplanist, an
aviator; a man-bird. wing-footed 'win,futid adj. having wings; aliped; also,
rapid, siii if t : as, * wing-footed Mercury. wing-form 'wir^ferzm n. [also spelt wing form} the ferm
or shape characteristic ef, or desirable for, wings or aero-
feils; wing-form; wing-plan. wing-formed 'wirj,fe:zmd adj. [also spelt wingfformd]
fermd like a wing; wing-shaped, aliform, alate. wing-frame 'win,f:seem n. the frame or framework which
gives ferm to or supports a wing or aerofoil; the skeletal
structure of an artificial wing. wing-girder 'wirj,gB:r-d9z n. a girder in a wing-frame; a
wing-bar, commonly of bilt-up construction. wing-handed 'win,hsendid adj. having hands or fore-hms
modified as wings ; chiropterous, as a bat. wing-incidence 'win/tnsi-dns n. the incidence of a wing;
the impinging of an aerofoil upon the air. wingless 'wirjtes adj. having no wings or only rudimentary
wings, as the estich or the apteryx; apterous; net alate:
net winged; impennate or squamipennate, as any ratite bird
or penguin. winglessness 'wintas-nis n. the state of being wingless; the
condition or tjait of being destitute of wings. winglet 'wirjtet n. a little wing; (in ornithology) the alula
of a bird's wing; the bastard or spurious wing; the ala
spuria; (in entomology) the alula, a membrane under the
base of the elytron of many celeepters; also, the pterygium,
a lateral expansion en each side of the end of the restjum,
in many weevils.
2. a relativly small supplementary wing, vane, or aero-
feil in a flying-machine or other aerial device, as an aile- ren, or a propeller-blade.
winglike 'wirj,Iaik adj. [also spelt wingflike] like or resem- , bling a wing. Jwing-mark 'win,ma:^k n. a conspicuous mark or colord
band en an animal wing; the speculum of a duck.
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