sunwings

Noun

sunwing (plural sunwings)

1. (rare) A solar greenhouse, sun porch or solarium added as an extension to a building, in order to provide a space that captures heat from sunlight.
   • The common-wall opening was left uncovered, but the chill from the sunwing during cold nights was so noticeable that we decided to install pocket doors and insulate the remainder of the wall. Foss thus created a buffered sunwing, an addition outside the thermal envelope of the house.1985, Merilyn Mohr, Sunwings, page 18
2. A wing or extension designed to capture energy from sunlight.
   • While we still had the giant sunwings we traveled the world, exploring other continents from the air.2003, Sean Mcmullen, Eyes of the Calculor
3. (poetic, rare) A ray of sunlight.
   • A thousand random fragrances of morn Float from lush solitudes and leafy dells, While summer's sunwings rest on lake and tree.1910, William Dowsing, Sheffield Vignettes: A Series of Sonnets, page 3