water wing

Meaning

Noun

  • One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help a wearer float in water and learn to swim.
  • One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.

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Origin

  • From water + wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel.

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