Wing.
1. A thin broad projection, as the wings of a gudgeon, which keep it from turning in the wooden shaft of which it forms the pivot. See wing-gudgeon. 2. A vane of a rotating fan. 3. A sail of a windmill. 4. A side projection of a building on one side of the central or main portion. 5. A lateral extension of an abutment. See wing-wall.6. (Fortification.) The longer side of a crown or horn work uniting it to the main work. 7. The side, displayed portion of a dash-board. 8. A leaf of a gate or double door.
9. (Plow.) The laterally extending portion of a plowshare which cuts the bottom of the furrow.
10. (Milling.) A strip, commonly of leather, attached to the skirt of the runner to sweep the meal into the spout.
11. (Shipbuilding.) a. The overhang deck of a steamer before and abaft the paddle-boxes. The wing-wale extends from the paddle-beam to the side, and is also called the sponson-rim. b. A passage along the inside of a ship, between the fore-and-aft cock-pits, to give the carpenters access to a leak. See wing-passage.
12. (Hydraulic Engineering.) a. An extension endways of a dam, sometimes at an angle with the main portion. b. A side dam on a river shore to contract the channel. A notable instance of their use is mentioned on page 674, where the depth of water was increased in the channel of Red River to rescue a fleet of gun-boats. 13. A shoulder-knot or small epaulette. 14. One of the sides of the stage in a theater.
