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BATWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does batwing mean? 

BATWING (noun)
  The noun BATWING has 1 sense:

1. one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)play

  Familiarity information: BATWING used as a noun is very rare.


BATWING (adjective)
  The adjective BATWING has 1 sense:

1. formed or shaped like a bat's wingplay

  Familiarity information: BATWING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATWING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("batwing" is a kind of...):

swing door; swinging door (a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction)


BATWING (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Formed or shaped like a bat's wing

Context example:

a dress with batwing sleeves

Similar:

winged (having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind)


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