wing and wing
Americanadverb
adverb
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
Everything beyond was hidden from view until the Noank passed the outer reef and tacked seaward, running almost wing and wing.
From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by W. O. Stoddard
By hundreds and thousands, wing and wing, airplanes dropped to the Atlantic coast at the closest point of contact, when the signal reached them.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Harry Bates
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 Harry Bates
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