ell

as in wing

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Noun
  • Qatari plane can fly farther In addition to being longer and a bit taller, the 747-B owned by Qatar also has a wider wing span: 224 feet, 5 inches, compared to Air Force One's 195, 8 inches.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Just a little short For Rutgers wing Ace Bailey — long projected as a top-four pick — the most important part of the week happened Tuesday.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Imagine a robotic arm on a factory floor performing hundreds of precise movements per day.
    Lucian Boldea, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • These were not fringe operations—they were run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an arm of the U.S. Department of Interior.
    Karida L. Brown, Essence, 21 May 2025
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“Ell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ell. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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