Definition & Meaning | Latin word ALA

Definitions of ALA

1. a wing (appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly)
2. (anatomy) the armpit (the upper and under part of the arm, where it unites with the shoulder)
3. (of an animal) shoulder blade, axilla (the hollow where the foreleg is joined to the shoulder)
4. (of a plant) the hollow where a limb joins the trunk of a tree
5. (architecture) wings, side halls or porches, waiting areas, colonnades, side apartments (side rooms off the main room, the side apartments on the right and left of a court)
6. (military) a wing (portion of an army, cavalry force (usually) deployed on an army's flank)
7. (transferred) wings (the members of a group placed along the perimeter)

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