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wing and wing

American

adverb

Nautical.

with a sail extended on each side, as with the foresail out on one side and the mainsail out on the other.

wing and wing British

adverb

with sails extended on both sides by booms

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Etymology

Origin of wing and wing

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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He has served as a forward, wing and wing back, recording 21 goals and 60 assists.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

Blair found himself ganged up on as Wales attacked down the right wing and wing Williams and Hook combined superbly to send Byrne over.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2010

But in they went, plunging squarely into the heart of the aero-subs' leading formation, which formation consisted of three aero-subs, flying a wing and wing formation.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry

In a moment the heavy yards swung off, wing and wing, and the bubbles that appeared to glance past the side of the Bella Sorrentina, denoted her speed.

From The Bravo by Cooper, James Fenimore

Front and rear, wing and wing, the trumpets took up the call, "To horse!"

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

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