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a
: a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation
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informal
: a male friend or partner who accompanies and supports a man in some activity
While guys find large groups of women intimidating, they think just a few together is the most inviting. If you hang out with a couple of friends, a guy would be able to approach you with a couple of his friends (i.e., wingmen), which would take the pressure off.—
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By the end of the video, the duo is confronted by the wingman, who shoots at Bizarrap.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Kant, Fichte, and Hegel were all world-historic moral weirdos; Kant was famously celibate, but Schelling, with Goethe as his wingman, ended up stealing Schlegel’s wife.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
At other moments, Britain plays the role of America’s ready wingman.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Captain Pardo told his wingman to shut down his engines and carefully made contact with the tail hook using his own plane’s windshield.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
His wingman, Jalen Williams, scored 20 points for Oklahoma City before exiting with an apparent ankle injury with a minute to play.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
Taylor and his wingman began strafing the surrounding enemies with rockets and mini-gun fire, keeping up their attack runs for 35 minutes.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
The loyal wingman can perform various missions, such as surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike, either autonomously or under the control of a parent aircraft.
—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
Advertisement Can Byron Young develop into the wingman Aaron Donald needs in order to get more maneuvering room along the line?
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Kant, Fichte, and Hegel were all world-historic moral weirdos; Kant was famously celibate, but Schelling, with Goethe as his wingman, ended up stealing Schlegel’s wife.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
At other moments, Britain plays the role of America’s ready wingman.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Captain Pardo told his wingman to shut down his engines and carefully made contact with the tail hook using his own plane’s windshield.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
His wingman, Jalen Williams, scored 20 points for Oklahoma City before exiting with an apparent ankle injury with a minute to play.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
Taylor and his wingman began strafing the surrounding enemies with rockets and mini-gun fire, keeping up their attack runs for 35 minutes.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
The loyal wingman can perform various missions, such as surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike, either autonomously or under the control of a parent aircraft.
—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
Advertisement Can Byron Young develop into the wingman Aaron Donald needs in order to get more maneuvering room along the line?
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Wingman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingman. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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