Words / A2

WING/wɪŋ/

A wing is the part a bird or aeroplane uses to fly: spread its wings, the left wing, a broken wing. Arm is for people; fin is for fish. Wing can also mean a side of a building — extra. Do not write ring (jewellery or phone) for wing.

Meaning

One of the parts a bird or aeroplane uses to fly.

Examples

• “The bird hurt its wing and could not fly.”
• “The swan tucked its wing in by the lake.”
• “Passengers sat over the wing of the plane.”

Good to know

a bird’s / plane’s wing. People: arm. Extra: a wing of a building. Mix-up: ring.

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