batwing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wing of a bat, or its shape.
  2. Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
  3. An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
  4. A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
  5. One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
  6. A heart-shaped rollercoaster feature with two inversions.
  7. An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-batwing.wav

Word forms

batwing batwings bat wing bat-wing bat's wing

Etymology

From bat + wing.

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