right wing

right wing (plural right wings)

1. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
   • 2020 September 1, Meg Hawkey, Blooms and Blossoms: Sweet Stitcheries Picked from Nature, Martingale, →ISBN, page 61:

     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.

   1. (politics) The more right-wing faction of a group or party.
      • 2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:

        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.

   2. (sports) The right-hand side of a sports field.
   3. (military) The rightward thrusting force of an advancing army.

      Only make the right wing strong.

      attributed to Alfred von Schlieffen

   4. (ice hockey) The offensive player who plays to the center's right.

• left wing

• right-wing
• right-winger

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