sailplane
[
seyl
-pleyn]
/ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/
noun
1.
a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
verb (used without object)
,
sailplaned,
sailplaning.
2.
to soar in a sailplane.
Origin
1920-25;
sail
+
plane
1
Related forms
sailplaner,
noun
Examples from the web for
sailplane
Flying close to a mountain ridge in a
sailplane
does not engender the same fears as walking close to the edge of that ridge.
He discovers how to make a
sailplane
which will enable him to fly.
But the
sailplane
experience was less useful than it might appear to have been.
Leave it to the
sailplane
pilots to know what to look for.
British Dictionary definitions for
sailplane
sailplane
/
ˈseɪlˌpleɪn
/
noun
1.
a high-performance glider