# batwing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #86,050

## Definitions
1. The wing of a bat, or its shape.
2. Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
3. An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
4. A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
5. One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
6. A heart-shaped rollercoaster feature with two inversions.
7. An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.

## Etymology
From bat + wing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/batwing