wingtip
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wingtip
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From wing + tip.
noun wingtips
- The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc. They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]
- A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.
- A brogue (shoe). Then, immaculately dressed in three-piece suit, starched collar, and wingtips, Wilbur was obliged to drive a spike of Nevada silver into a railroad tie, a tricky and potentially embarrassing ceremonoial duty, especially with a phalanx of eager photographers poised to record every misswing.
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noun of flying things
| Français | saumon |
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| Deutsch | Flügelspitze |
noun of a shoe
| Deutsch | Flügelkappe |
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@misc{wingtip_2026,
title = {wingtip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wingtip},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
