Dictionary

right wing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of right-wing
   alt of right-wing

Forms

right wing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair
   • Use one strand of Light Yellow floss to make little fly stitches in the bee's right wing. Use Taupe floss to backstitch the bee's body. Use one strand of Taupe floss and a straight stitch to make the bee's legs. 2020 September 1, Meg Hawkey, Blooms and Blossoms: Sweet Stitcheries Picked from Nature, Martingale, →ISBN, page 61:
2. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair: ▸ The more right-wing faction of a group or party.
   • Sunak seems so scared of his party's swivel-eyed right wing that he has been panicked into focusing all new legislation on perceived 'red meat' issues which he hopes the Tory right will support. 2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:
3. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair: ▸ The right-hand side of a sports field.
4. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair: ▸ The rightward thrusting force of an advancing army.
   • Only make the right wing strong.
5. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair: ▸ The offensive player who plays to the center's right.

Forms

Antonyms

left wing

Relateds

right-wing · right-winger

Translations (28)

th ปีกขวา (sport) · ko 우파 (political) · de rechter Flügel (political) · fr aile droite (political) · sw mrengo wa kulia (political) · sv högerytter (hockey) · fi oikea laita (hockey) · ko 우익 (political) · ru пра́вые (political) · vi hữu phái (political) · ms sayap kanan (sport) · fi oikea laitahyökkääjä (hockey) · vi cánh hữu (political) · th ฝ่ายขวา (political) · ja 右翼 (political) · pl prawica (political) · sv högerfalang (political) · fr ailier droit (hockey) · hi दक्षिणपंथ (political) · cmn 右翼 (political) · fi oikea laita (sport) · ca ala dreta (sport) · mi aromatau (political) · ml വലതുപക്ഷം (political) · ms sayap kanan (political) · fi oikeisto (political) · es derecha (political) · ga eite dheas (political)