wingmanship

== English == === Etymology === From wingman +‎ -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship. === Noun === wingmanship (uncountable) Power or skill in flying. 1867', George Campbell, The Reign of Law To stand still in the air is not indeed impossible to a flying Bird, for reasons to be presently explained, but it is one of the most difficult feats of wingmanship Friendship in the form of being a wingman. === References === “wingmanship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.