OVERWING

Etymology

Adjective

overwing (not comparable)

Over the wing of an aircraft.

Verb

overwing (third-person singular simple present overwings, present participle overwinging, simple past and past participle overwinged)

(obsolete, transitive) To outflank.

Anagrams

• Wingrove, revowing, wingover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*wing", v. t.

Definition: To outflank. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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