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.

Origin of sailplane

1
First recorded in 1920–25; sail + plane1

Other words from sailplane

  • sailplaner, noun

Words Nearby sailplane

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How to use sailplane in a sentence

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

    Frigid Fracas | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • I'll be in the back seat of your sailplane with a portable camera.

    Frigid Fracas | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • He looked at the two-place sailplane which sat on the tarmac.

    Mercenary | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • The Hungarian approached and looked at the sailplane in interest.

    Mercenary | Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for sailplane

sailplane

/ (ˈseɪlˌpleɪn) /


noun
  1. a high-performance glider

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