sailplaner
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sailplaner — noun see sailplane … New Collegiate 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
sailplane — noun Date: 1922 a glider of such design that it is able to rise in an upward air current • sailplane intransitive verb • sailplaner noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sail|plan|er — «SAYL PLAY nuhr», noun. a person who flies in a sailplane: »To the sailplaner, the good things in life are a cramped cockpit, a buoyant wing, the song of the wind, and unending miles of sky (Time) … Useful english dictionary
