flygel — meaning in English

English meaning

• annex noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
• ell noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
• wing noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.

Senses

flygel is used for these senses in English:

• annex An addition or extension to a building.
• ell An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
• grand piano (musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp
• wing A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.

annex — full definition

1. noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
2. noun A section added to the end of a document, listing extra material.
3. verb To take control of territory and incorporate it into one's own country, typically by force.

ell — full definition

1. noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
2. noun A wing of a building set at a right angle to the main structure, so it forms an L-shape.

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