wing tip

noun

1. Also wingtip the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.

2. 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.

3. a style of shoe with such a toe.

4. the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.

wing tip

noun

1. the outermost edge of a wing

Word History and Origins

Origin of wing tip¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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