sunwing noun3 •A wing or extension designed to capture energy from sunlight.While we still had the giant sunwings we traveled the world, exploring other continents from the air. — 2003 •(rare) A solar greenhouse, sun porch or solarium added as an extension to a building, in order to provide a space that captures heat from sunlight.Many of the hard-earned lessons of the solar home industry are being brought to bear on sunwing design. — 1990 •(literary, rare) A ray of sunlight.A thousand random fragrances of morn Float from lush solitudes and leafy dells, While summer's sunwings rest on lake and tree. — 1910 formssunwings