wingmanship en · NOUN
Etymology
From wingman + -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Power or skill in flying.
1867', George Campbell, The Reign of Law To stand still in the air is not indeed impossible to a flying Bird, for reasons to be presently explained, but it is one of the most difficult feats of wingmanship
- (uncountable) Friendship in the form of being a wingman.