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Batwing
{
, Bat’s′-wing′
orBat′wing
}Adj.
Shaped like a bat’s wing;
as, a
. bat's-wing
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batwing
batwing
English
Adjective
batwing (not comparable)
- Shaped like the wing of a bat.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 491:
- The junk was nearer, beating in toward the island, her brown batwing sail suddenly tall and terribly conspicuous against the sky.
- 2012, James E. Ferrell, Cross-Pull (page 385)
- A tall figure stepped up to the batwing doors of the saloon as Tommy and Matt passed.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 491:
Noun
batwing (plural batwings)
Derived terms
- batwing sleeve