sailplane
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of sailplane
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OK, the primary reason I wrote that is because I had become a sailplane fanatic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
With instruction and training, anyone can become a licensed pilot for a sailplane, Grace said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
Club members wanted to show me what it felt like to ride in a glider, also called a sailplane, and how it can offer a new and different perspective of the world.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
Tall, tan Lewin Barringer wedged himself into the small cockpit of the German-built, Du Pont-owned sailplane Minimoa, was towed into the sky by an airplane at Wichita Falls, Tex., cut loose at 10:45 a. m.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had promised to take her soaring in his sailplane.
From Frigid Fracas by Mack Reynolds
As every student of World War II knows, sailplaning as a sport grew up in Germany.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or take gliding, which its enthusiasts prefer to call "sailplaning."
From Time Magazine Archive
Armed with this discovery, other Germans perfected soaring techniques and wing designs that have influenced sailplaning all over the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the process, they perfected soaring techniques and wing designs that have influenced sailplaning all over the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
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