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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vloghel, vlueghel, from Old Dutch *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
vleugel m (plural vleugelen or vleugels, diminutive vleugeltje n)
- wing to fly with
- Synonym: wiek
- building wing
- grand piano
- Synonym: vleugelpiano
- (politics) political wing
- (military) army wing
- (sports) wing
- (by extension) airforce base
- part of the nose
- Synonym: neusvleugel
- part of a helix
- part of a clap door
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