wing walking

noun

A stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft

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Meanings

nounwing walking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft
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APA

wing walking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing%20walking

MLA

“wing walking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing%20walking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wing walking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing%20walking.

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