bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

bastard wing, spurious wing, alula - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

ala - a wing of an insect

forewing - either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has 4 wings

haltere, balancer, halter - either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

pennon, pinion - wing of a bird

elytron, wing case - either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings

insect - small air-breathing arthropod

flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

angel - spiritual being attendant upon God

aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motion

aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

flaps, flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

rib - support resembling the rib of an animal

stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"

air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

air division, division - a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

squadron - an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey

helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

turkey wing - the wing of a turkey

chicken wing - the wing of a chicken

barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement

auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard - a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels

add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

buzz - fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"

rack - fly in high wind

flight - fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"

fly on - continue flying

soar - fly upwards or high in the sky

hover - hang in the air; fly or be suspended above