wingmanship

wingmanship

English

Etymology

wingman +‎ -ship; in the flight sense, coined in imitation of horsemanship.

Noun

wingmanship (uncountable)

1. 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

2. Friendship in the form of being a wingman.

References

wingmanship in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913