wing tip
Americannoun
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Also wingtip the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
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a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides.
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a style of shoe with such a toe.
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the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wing tip
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline, struck the rear of Delta Air Lines Flight 2122 on Sunday around 6:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
A swarm of bees congregating on a wing tip kept a Delta Air Lines flight grounded for more than four hours in Houston this week.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
But just as the aircraft hit take-off speed, a strong gust of wind blew it to the left and its right wing tip hit the road surface.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
But the Chinese authorities later confirmed that the fragment plus a much smaller fragment found a mile away were pieces of one of the aircraft’s winglets, which are wing tip extensions that produce extra lift.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
Once I saw Jenkins suspiciously tap one of the jars with his size sixteen wing tip, checking for signs of life.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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