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wing walking

wing walking noun: a stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft.

Noun

wing walking (uncountable)

  1. A stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft

Questions about wing walking

What does wing walking mean?
Wing walking means a stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft.
What part of speech is wing walking?
Wing walking is a noun.

Words near wing walking in the dictionary

  1. wing tip
  2. wing trimmer
  3. wing trimmers
  4. wing walker
  5. wing walkers
  6. wing walking
  7. wing wall
  8. wing walls
  9. wing warping
  10. wing'd
  11. wing-and-wing

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