wing tip
noun
1
a
: the edge or outer margin of a bird's wing
b
usually wingtip
: 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
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Tie together legs and tuck wing tips under chicken.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
With the A30s, Soundcore now offers memory foam ear and wing tips as well as silicon, the former optimized for comfort and the latter for sound isolation.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
TikTok user @charlbowers posted a video showing what appears to be a wing tip bent in half.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 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
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
With the A30s, Soundcore now offers memory foam ear and wing tips as well as silicon, the former optimized for comfort and the latter for sound isolation.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
TikTok user @charlbowers posted a video showing what appears to be a wing tip bent in half.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 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
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“Wing tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing%20tip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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