sailplane

[ seyl-pleyn ]

noun

1. a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.

verb (used without object)

, sail·planed, sail·plan·ing.

1. to soar in a sailplane.

sailplane

/ ˈseɪlˌpleɪn /

noun

1. a high-performance glider

Other Words From

• sailplaner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailplane¹

First recorded in 1920–25; sail + plane ¹

Example Sentences

Freddy laughed, even as he looked apprehensively over the sailplane's side.

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I'll be in the back seat of your sailplane with a portable camera.

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He looked at the two-place sailplane which sat on the tarmac.

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The Hungarian approached and looked at the sailplane in interest.

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