Wings (Chinese constellation)
WordNet
noun
(1) A means of flight or ascent
"Necessity lends wings to inspiration"
(2) Stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The unseen area each side of a stage.
- The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
- Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles."
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage