wing tip

noun

1

a

: the edge or outer margin of a bird's wing

b

usually wingtip

ˈwiŋ-ˌtip 

: the outer end of an airplane wing

2

: a toe cap having a point that extends back toward the throat of the shoe and curving sides that extend toward the shank

3

: a shoe having a wing tip

Examples of wing tip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They can be formed by water vapor that overcomes combustion heat or from aerodynamic pressure reduction from air flow around wing tips or propellors. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025

Adult wing tips feature black specks defined in gray, and their forewing is gray with black spots of various sizes. —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 29 July 2025

There were hawks and turkey vultures, their wing tips like fingers, and bald eagles, turning in wide circles with barely a beat of their wings. —Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, fans of Prada have something to look forward to with icons both new and old revived for the season ahead—the ones pictured reference a 2023 favorite with wing tips. —Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for wing tip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship