wingmanship

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English

Etymology

From wingman +‎ -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship.

Noun

wingmanship (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. Friendship in the form of being a wingman.

References

wingmanship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.