wingmanship

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noun

Power or skill in flying.

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Meanings

nounwingmanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePower or skill in flying.

    1867', George Campbell, The Reign of Law To stand still in the air is not indeed impossible to a flying Bird, for reasons to be presently explained, but it is one of the most difficult feats of wingmanship

  2. uncountableFriendship in the form of being a wingman.

Origin

From wingman + -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship.

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APA

wingmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingmanship

MLA

“wingmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingmanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wingmanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingmanship.

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