Synonyms for wing

noun

1. An organ or instrument of flight

   appendage, pinion, elytron, aileron, airfoil; see also feather.

2. An architectural unit or extension

   annex, ell, addition, projection, hall, section, division, part.

3. An organized group of aircraft

   flying unit, flight, flying squad, formation, air squadron; see also unit 1.

4. Outer portions of a line in sports or war

   right wing, left wing, end of the line, end, extension, flank, side, segment.

5. Entrance to the stage: usually plural

   offstage, backstage, behind-stage, back, flats, green room.

6. *A pitching arm

   soup bone*, glass arm*, heave machinery*; see arm 2.

on the wing

take wing

take under one's wing

verb