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wingtip

'wiŋtip2 senses · 1025 ms
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noun
  1. 1

    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[.]
    • The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together.
  2. 2

    A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.

  3. 3

    A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.; A brogue (shoe).US

    • 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 ea

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