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sailplane

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sāl′plān′)

Inflections of 'sailplane' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sailplanes: v 3rd person singular

sailplaning: v pres p

sailplaned: v past

sailplaned: v past p

sail•plane (sāl′plān′),USA pronunciation n., v., -planed, -plan•ing.
n.

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

v.i.

to soar in a sailplane.

sail + plane¹ 1920–25

sail′plan′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sailplane /ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/ n

a high-performance glider

'sailplane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

glider - dive brake - soaring

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