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The design improves handling at low speed and higher angles of attack (AoA), which is critical for transitioning smoothly from hover to winged flight.—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025 Those feathers also place the species more accurately on the evolutionary tree among winged dinosaurs as well as a predecessor to contemporary birds, which also have tertials.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025 Termites are often mistaken for winged ants, but there are key differences.—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 That's pretty vague, but the season 2 teaser trailer highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winged
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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The first known use of winged was
in the 14th century
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