wings

[wingz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Also called aviation badge. Military Informal.,  a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.

2. a gold-embroidered green badge in the shape of a spread pair of bird wings worn by junior and cadette Girl Scouts to indicate previous membership in a Brownie troop.

Example Sentences

Whatever the merits of having someone different in charge – and many see Robert Jenrick waiting in the wings – it risks exposing the Tories once again to the most damaging of political forces: ridicule.

From BBC

“I was in the invasion of Iraq, and so we had a lot of fixed wings coming over, dropping bombs, so I tend to get kind of emotional.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another of Kirk posing with angel wings and halo.

From Salon

When Arisu asks what makes her feel life is worth living, she replies, “When everyone recognizes me as an influencer, of course. This is how I’ll spread my wings in this world.”

From Salon

Bonus points: At what age did you begin pulling the wings off of butterflies, and which, if any, of the 10 Commandments have you not broken?

From Los Angeles Times

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