sailplane

[seyl-pleyn]

sail·plane

[seyl-pleyn] noun, verb, sail·planed, sail·plan·ing.
noun
1.
a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
verb (used without object)
2.
to soar in a sailplane.

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Origin:
1920–25; sail + plane1

sail·plan·er, noun
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sailplane (ˈseɪlˌpleɪn)
 
n
a high-performance glider

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