- sailplaning
- nounthe activity of flying a glider• Derivationally related forms: ↑soar (for: ↑soaring), ↑sailplane, ↑glide (for: ↑gliding), ↑glide (for: ↑glide)• Hyponyms: ↑hang gliding, ↑parasailing, ↑paragliding
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MacCready, Paul Beattie — ▪ 2008 American aerodynamicist born Sept. 29, 1925, New Haven, Conn. died Aug. 28, 2007, Pasadena, Calif. headed a team that designed and built both the first man powered aircraft and the first solar powered aircraft capable of sustained flights … Universalium
gliding — noun the activity of flying a glider • Syn: ↑glide, ↑sailplaning, ↑soaring, ↑sailing • Derivationally related forms: ↑soar (for: ↑soaring), ↑sailplane … Useful english dictionary
sailing — noun 1. the work of a sailor (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation • Derivationally related forms: ↑navigational (for: ↑navigation) • … Useful english dictionary
soaring — I noun the activity of flying a glider • Syn: ↑glide, ↑gliding, ↑sailplaning, ↑sailing • Derivationally related forms: ↑soar, ↑sailplane ( … Useful english dictionary
sailplane — sailplaner, n. /sayl playn /, n., v., sailplaned, sailplaning. n. 1. a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air. v.i. 2. to soar in a sailplane. [1920 25; SAIL + PLANE1] * * * … Universalium
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