"water wing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-water wing.wav Forms: water wings [plural], waterwing [alternative]
Etymology: From water + wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|water|wing}} water + wing, {{noncog|de|Schwimmflügel|lit=swim-wing|t=water wing}} German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} water wing (plural water wings)
  1. (architecture, archaic) 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. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-water_wing-en-noun-TuI8uDzp Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: architecture
  2. (swimming) Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”) Categories (topical): Swimming Synonyms: armfloat, floaty, armband [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-water_wing-en-noun-ffnb4sZ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming

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