sailplane
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of sailplane
Example Sentences
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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
Floater�A light sailplane well suited to weak lift conditions often found in the East.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the sailplane enthusiast, the best things in life are a cramped cockpit, a long slender wing, a stout updraft, and unending miles of sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked at the two-place sailplane which sat on the tarmac.
From Mercenary by Birmingham, Lloyd
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