Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wingtip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: wingtip
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.

noun

A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.

noun

A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.

American usage

Example Sentences

"They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]"
"The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together."
"Then, immaculately dressed in three-piece suit, starched collar, and wingtips, Wilbur was obliged to drive a spike of Nevada silver into a railroad tie, a tricky and potentially embarrassing ceremonoial duty, especially with a phalanx of eager photographers poised to record every misswing."

Etymology

From wing + tip.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

wingtips (plural)

Questions

What does wingtip mean?: The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
Where does wingtip come from?: From wing + tip.

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