ala

āla ae, f

for * axla; dim.of axis, a wing : aquila suspensis demissa leniter alis, L.: stridentes, V.— Fig.: mors alis circumvolat atris, H.: furva, Tb.: iocunda, Pr.: fulminis ocior alis, V.: timor addidit alas, i. e. speed , V.—Of sails: velorum pandimus alas, V.—In man, the armpit , L.: aliquid sub alā portare, H.—Of an army, the wing , usu. including the cavalry and the auxiliaries, C., L.— A division of cavalry : Campanorum, L.: mille ferme equitum, L.—Poet.: Dum trepidant alae, while the troops are in hot pursuit , V.