winglike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of winglike
Example Sentences
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Foiling refers to the use of watercraft with hydrofoils, winglike appendages that protrude from the bottoms of boats and boards.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
DART, a car-sized box with two winglike solar panels, will soon be heading toward a binary asteroid system.
From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2021
The seed may have travelled there on a gust of wind, its flight aided by a winglike attachment to the nut.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020
The mechanism moves the plane’s horizontal tail, a winglike structure on the tail that helps the plane climb and descend.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2019
Her hands flutter winglike, all of us hypnotized as she pulls notes forth from us as if spinning lace-weight yam.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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