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sail·plane
/
ˈseɪlˌpleɪn
/
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seyl
-pleyn
]
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noun, verb,
sail·planed,
sail·plan·ing.
noun
1.
a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward
current
of air.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to soar in a sailplane.
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Origin:
1920–25;
sail
+
plane
1
Related forms
sail·plan·er,
noun
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sailplane
(ˈseɪlˌpleɪn)
—
n
a high-performance glider
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