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A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movementthrough the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.
A structure with curved surfaces designed to give the most favourable ratio of lift to drag in flight, used as the basic form of the wings, fins, and tailplanes of most aircraft.
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