[f. WING sb. after such words as oarsmanship, penmanship (see -SHIP 2 b), the meaning of the element -man- being lost sight of.] Skill in the use of the wings; flying regarded as an art or accomplishment.
1867. Dk. Argyll, Reign of Law, 46. To stand still in the air is not … impossible to a flying bird,… but it is one of the most difficult feats of wingmanship.
1923. Times Lit. Suppl., 30 Aug., 564/4. In sheer wingmanship, the peregrine has no peer among British birds.
