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WINGMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wingman mean?
• WINGMAN (noun)
The noun WINGMAN has 1 sense:
1. the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
Familiarity information: WINGMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wingman" is a kind of...):
airplane pilot; pilot (someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight)
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