take wing

take wing
Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.

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  • take wing — phrasal : to begin flight : depart swiftly : fly away * * * (of a bird, insect, or other winged creature) fly away * * * take wing : to begin to fly The ducks took wing and flew away. often used figuratively Let your imagination take wing and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take wing — fly away. → wing …   English new terms dictionary

  • take wing — idi to begin to fly; take to the air …   From formal English to slang

  • take wing — literary 1) to fly away 2) to leave in a sudden way …   English dictionary

  • Let the Season Take Wing — Infobox Single Name = Let the Season Take Wing Artist = Amy Grant from Album = Let the Season Take Wing Released = 1992 Format = Cassette single [Recorded =] Genre = Christmas music, CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop, Length = 3:52 Label = A M Records …   Wikipedia

  • wing — [wiŋ] n. [ME winge, weng < ON vaengr (for IE base see WIND2): the word replaced OE fether, wing, FEATHER] 1. a) either of the two feathered forelimbs of a bird, fully developed for flying, as in most birds, or insufficiently developed for… …   English World dictionary

  • wing — /wing/, n. 1. either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight. 2. either of two corresponding parts in flightless birds, which may be rudimentary, as in certain ratite birds …   Universalium

  • wing — ► NOUN 1) a modified forelimb or other appendage enabling a bird, bat, insect, or other creature to fly. 2) a rigid horizontal structure projecting from both sides of an aircraft and supporting it in the air. 3) a part of a large building,… …   English terms dictionary

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