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A
wing is an appendage used for flight by an animal or an apparatus used to create lift in aeronautics or a way to increase width (leverage) on a sailboat.
Wing may also refer to:
Places
England
United States
People with the name
Wing (singer) (born 1960), the stage name of Wing Han Tsang, a New Zealand singer from Hong Kong
Amelia Kempshall Wing (1837-1927), American author and philanthropist
Anna Wing (1914–2013), English actress
Brad Wing (born 1991), American-football player from Australia
Craig Wing (born 1979), rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters
Donald Wing (1904–1972), Yale Librarian, compiler of a notable short title catalogue of books
Helen Wing ( (1892 – 1981) American author, composer, and pianist
Jeannette Wing , computer science researcher and corporate vice president of Microsoft Research
Jerry L. Wing (1923–1994), American businessman and politician
Joseph Wing (1810–1898), and William Ricketson Wing (1830–1908), owners of whaling company
J. & W. R. Wing Company
Lorna Wing (1928–2014), Asperger syndrome researcher
Toby Wing (1915–2001), American actress
Warner Wing (1805–1876), American jurist and legislator
Wings Hauser (1805–1876), American actor and occasional director
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
Brands and enterprises
Computing
WinG , a Windows interface in computing
Wing IDE , an integrated development environment for Python
Transportation
Wing, another term for
fender , the panel which surrounds the wheel on a motor vehicle
Wing, a type of
spoiler , an aerodynamic device intended to generate downforce on a motor vehicle
Wing configuration , is an aircraft design for fixed-wing aircraft, pertaining to its arrangement of lifting and related surfaces
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term