Meaning & use
Wingtip
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The outer end or edge of an aircraft's or bird's wing.
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The pilot watched the wingtip lights blink as the plane taxied to the runway.
Ice can dangerously build up on a wingtip during flight through cold clouds.
A note on using this word
In aviation, wingtip devices like winglets are added to reduce drag; in fashion, wingtip shoes are also called brogues in British English.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A style of leather dress shoe featuring a pointed, perforated toe cap shaped like a wing.
He wore polished brown wingtips with his tailored suit.
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