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on the wings of the wind

on the wings of the wind prepositional phrase: with great speed.

Prepositional phrase

  1. With great speed.

Questions about on the wings of the wind

What does on the wings of the wind mean?
On the wings of the wind means with great speed.
What part of speech is on the wings of the wind?
On the wings of the wind is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the wings of the wind in the dictionary

  1. on the way
  2. on the way out
  3. on the whole
  4. on the wind
  5. on the wing
  6. on the wings of the wind
  7. on the wrong foot
  8. on the wrong side of history
  9. on the wrong side of the blanket
  10. on the wrong track
  11. on thin ice

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