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wingmanship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Power or skill in flying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1867', George Campbell, The Reign of Law To stand still in the air is not indeed impossible to a flying Bird, for reasons to be presently explained, but it is one of the most difficult feats of wingmanship

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noun

Meaning 2

Friendship in the form of being a wingman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From wingman + -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship.