water wing
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water wing
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From water + wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”).
noun water wings · waterwing
- One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.
- Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
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title = {water wing},
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