Wing

Wing

A wing is a type of fin with a surface that produces lift for flight or propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or liquid fluid. As such, wings have an airfoil shape, a streamlined cross-sectional shape producing a useful lift to drag ratio.

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Famous quotes containing the word wing:

    “How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,
    Stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!”
    —John Milton (1608–1674)

    “I could replace
    God for awhile, that old ring of candles,
    that owl’s wing brushing the dew
    off my grass hair.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “Ignorance is the curse of God,
    Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)