wing tip

noun

1. Also wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
2. a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides.
3. a style of shoe with such a toe.
4. the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.

wing tip

noun

1. the outermost edge of a wing

Word History and Origins

Origin of wing tip¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline, struck the rear of Delta Air Lines Flight 2122 on Sunday around 6:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Badger wrote a computer program to track the position of each bird's bill and wing tips as it approached and passed through the aperture.

From Science Daily

Fledglings - known affectionately as teaspoons, on account of their shorter bills - can also be identified by the black in their wing tips.

From BBC

“I would wear men’s style shoes — wing tips — with baggy pants ... and then wear a tight top, like a halter top.”

From Los Angeles Times

A swarm of bees congregating on a wing tip kept a Delta Air Lines flight grounded for more than four hours in Houston this week.

From Washington Times

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