wingtip

ˈwɪŋˌtɪp

Definition

Definition of wingtip - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fashion

type of shoe with a toe cap that has a decorative edge

He wore brown wingtips to the wedding.

brogue

aviation

TECH.

the outermost part of a wing

TECH.

The bird's wingtip grazed the water as it flew.

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type of shoe with a toe cap that has a decorative edge
the outermost part of a wing

Origin of wingtip

Old Norse, vængr (wing) + tip (end)

Terms with wingtip included in their meaning

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wingspan

measurement

distance from one wingtip to the other of a bird or aircraft

winglet

aeronautics

small wing at an aircraft's wingtip reducing drag

Examples of wingtip in a sentence

Wingtips are his favorite type of formal shoes.
The airplane's wingtip was damaged during the storm.
He admired the sleek design of the jet's wingtip.

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French:richelieu à bout ailes, pointe de l'aile, ...
German:Wingtip-Schuhe, Flügelspitze, ...
Italian:scarpa con punta decorativa, punta dell'ala, ...
Spanish:zapato de punta de ala, punta del ala, ...
Portuguese:sapato brogue, ponta da asa, ...
Chinese:翼尖鞋, 翼尖, ...
Japanese:ウィングチップシューズ, 翼端, ...
Arabic:حِذاء مُزَخْرَف المُقَدِّمَة, طَرَف الجَناح, ...
Hebrew:נַעַל וִינְגְּטִיפּ, קָצֶה הַכָּנָף, ...
Russian:туфли с крыльями, кончик крыла, ...
Ukrainian:туфлі з крилом, кінчик крила, ...
Hindi:विंगटिप जूते, पंख का सिरा, ...
Bengali:উইংটিপ জুতা, ডানার প্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:sabates de punta d'ala, punta de l'ala, ...
Czech:brogue, konec křídla, ...
Danish:wingtip sko, vingespids, ...
Dutch:wingtip schoenen, vleugeltip, ...
Greek:παπούτσια με διακοσμητικό άκρο, άκρη του φτερού, ...
Hungarian:brogue, szárnyvég, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកជើងមានក្បាលជើងតុបតែងជាគែមរលក, ចុងស្លាប, ...
Korean:윙팁 구두, 날개 끝, ...
Persian:کفش نوک بال, نوک بال, ...
Polish:buty z ozdobnym noskiem, końcówka skrzydła, ...
Portuguese (BR):sapato brogue, ponta da asa, ...
Romanian:pantofi cu vârf decorativ, vârf de aripă, ...
Swedish:wingtip-sko, vingtipp, ...
Thai:รองเท้าหัวปีก, ปลายปีก, ...
Turkish:kanat uçlu ayakkabı, kanat ucu, ...
Vietnamese:giày mũi cánh, đầu cánh, ...

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