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SAILPLANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
Synonyms:
glider; sailplane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sailplane" is a kind of...):
heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sailplane"):
hang glider (a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height)
Derivation:
sailplane (fly a plane without an engine)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fly a plane without an engine
Synonyms:
sailplane; soar
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "sailplane" is one way to...):
glide (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
"Sailplane" entails doing...:
aviate; fly; pilot (operate an airplane)
Domain category:
air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
sailplane (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
sailplaning (the activity of flying a glider)
