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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

Then—hurrah!—the wind would come out of the west, fresh, beautifully fresh, and send the Snark along, wing and wing, her wake bubbling, the log-line straight astern.

From The Cruise of the Snark by London, Jack

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

But the most picturesque objects are the lateen sails with their long tapering yards either wing and wing when skimming along before the wind, or heeling over when close-hauled upon it.

From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by Tilney, F.C.

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