definition
strict definition
wing
A horizontally projecting building section distinguished by narrowness or orientation, excluding separately built later additions.
A wing of a building is a lobe or section which extends horizontally from the rest of the building, and which is geometrically distinguished from other parts by its narrowness or orientation.
If a wing is a later addition, constructed separately after the original structure, then it should be classified as an addition rather than a wing.
The section is distinguished geometrically from the adjoining building. A similar projection built after the original structure was completed has the separate addition meaning.
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Related definitions
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addition
An attached section constructed after the original building or structure had been completed. -
incarnation
A temporal phase in a structure's existence, delineated by major changes in the structure. -
podium
A distinct base section, either spread out at the foot of a building or holding entirely different internal areas. -
satellite
A detached part of a structure which nevertheless belongs to that structure as an integral part. -
setback block
A section of a building distinguished from the parts below it by a setback in the building perimeter. -
subtraction
A section removed or intended to be removed from a structure by demolition or destruction.