wing tip

noun

Also wing·tip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.

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.

a style of shoe with such a toe.

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

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Origin of wing tip

First recorded in 1870–75

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Old travellers used to make them out to be twenty-five or thirty feet from wing-tip to wing-tip; but they do reach the size I say.
Real Gold|George Manville Fenn
But there came no answer, and mounting to the wing-tip, Joan following, Jim saw a sight that froze him with horror.
Spawn of the Comet|Harold Thompson Rich
Wash-out—A decreasing angle of incidence of a surface towards its wing-tip.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
This danger was greatly alleviated when the wing-tip flares were invented.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

And when it is big enough to reach from 'wing-tip to wing-tip' you'll find that she has grown to be just like a real mother.
Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for wing tip

wing tip

noun

the outermost edge of a wing

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wing tip

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wing tip

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