wings

noun

1. a means of flight or ascent (Freq. 2)

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necessity lends wings to inspiration

• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form

• Hypernyms: ↑means, ↑agency, ↑way

2. stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

• Hypernyms: ↑insignia

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\\ˈwiŋz\ noun plural

: insignia consisting of an outspread pair of stylized bird's wings which with various superimposed devices are awarded usually on completion of prescribed training (as to a qualified pilot, bombardier, gunner, navigator, observer, flight surgeon, or other crew member or a balloon pilot in the armed services) — called also aviation badge

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/wingz/, n. (used with a pl. v.)

1. Also called aviation badge. Mil. 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.

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wings (figurative)

▪ To restrain or thwart (someone's) ambition

▪ To cramp (someone's) freedom of action

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