Definition of sailplane Sailplane

sail•plane

We found 4 definitions of sailplane from 4 different sources.

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What does sailplane mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

sailplanes, sailplaning, sailplaned  

sailplane - fly a plane without an engine
  soar
  glide move smoothly and effortlessly
  air travel, aviation, air travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
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  • sailplane (Noun)
    A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.

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  • sailplane
    An aircraft with fixed wings, but no engine.

Part of speech

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  • sailplane, verb, present, 1st person singular of sailplane (infinitive).
  • sailplane, verb (infinitive).
  • sailplane, noun, singular of sailplanes.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

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