sailplane
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sailplane
Example Sentences
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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
With instruction and training, anyone can become a licensed pilot for a sailplane, Grace said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2017
At his death, he was awaiting FAA certification of his newest project, the ST100 Cloudster, a 100-h.p., all-metal sailplane.
From Time Magazine Archive
A middle-aged businessman in a stiletto-winged sailplane, or conventional glider, weaves figure eights.
From Time Magazine Archive
They approached the sailplane, and while Joe Mauser checked it out, in careful detail, Freddy Soligen and Max began loading the equipment into the graceful craft's second seat, immediately behind the pilot.
From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack
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