formation vs wing

formation and wing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formation	Yes	No	No	No
wing	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wing is a hyponym of formation; that is, wing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formation:

Other hyponyms of formation include flight, military formation, backfield, secondary, line, line, center, centre, flank, head, rear.

formation (noun)	wing (noun)
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape	a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
the act of forming or establishing something	one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
creation by mental activity	an addition that extends a main building
a particular spatial arrangement	a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit	a stage area out of sight of the audience
(geology) the geological features of the earth	the wing of a fowl
natural process that causes something to form	a unit of military aircraft
	the side of military or naval formation
	a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
	(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
	a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

formation (verb)	wing (verb)
	travel through the air; be airborne