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wingmanship

wingmanship noun: power or skill in flying.

Noun

wingmanship (uncountable)

  1. Power or skill in flying.
    • 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
  2. Friendship in the form of being a wingman.

Origin of wingmanship

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

Questions about wingmanship

What does wingmanship mean?
Wingmanship means power or skill in flying.
What part of speech is wingmanship?
Wingmanship is a noun.

Words near wingmanship in the dictionary

  1. wingloadings
  2. wingman
  3. wingmanned
  4. wingmanning
  5. wingmans
  6. wingmanship
  7. wingmate
  8. wingmates
  9. wingmen
  10. wingnut
  11. wingnutosphere

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