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Meanings of left wing in English

Catalan
extrem esquerre
Wikidata

Handball position.

Related terms
extrem esquerre

Pertaining to the political left; liberal.

Usage of left wing in English
1
Yes, yes you may have my left wing, only wind me now.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
2
General Pigot with the extreme left wing moved directly upon the redoubt.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884
3
And now the Prussians fell upon the left wing of the Austrians.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
4
They occupied the left wing of the house, and worked the farm.
The Tin Soldier
5
Caught him on the rise just under the left wing at quarters.
Foundation
6
But these liberal professionals do tend to be pretty economically left wing.
NY Magazine
7
The corps of Ptah remained as a reserve behind the left wing.
Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 09
8
Walker capped the fast start with a 3-pointer from the left wing.
Reuters
9
They win a free kick, 35 yards out on the left wing.
The Guardian
10
North, back on the left wing, earned fulsome praise from Jim Mallinder.
The Guardian
11
Then the left wing giving way, all exerted themselves against the right.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
12
This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
13
But scepticism in the SPD's left wing against him has remained high.
Reuters
14
But skepticism in the SPD's left wing against him has remained high.
Reuters
15
He was initially deployed on the left wing before moving more centrally.
The Guardian
16
They quickly lose the ball, which is walloped up the left wing.
The Guardian
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