- volplaned
- vol·plane || 'vɑlpleɪn /'vɒl- n. gliding with engine shut off (of an airplane) v. glide in an airplane; fly in a glider
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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volplane — intransitive verb (volplaned; volplaning) Etymology: French vol plané gliding flight Date: 1909 1. to glide in or as if in an airplane 2. glide 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
volplane — volplanist, n. /vol playn /, v., volplaned, volplaning, n. v.i. 1. to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off. n. 2. a glide in an airplane. [1905 10; < F vol plané glided flight, equiv. to vol flight … Universalium
volplane — /ˈvɒlpleɪn/ (say volplayn) verb (i) (volplaned, volplaning) 1. Aviation History to glide towards the earth in an aeroplane, with no engine power or with the engine shut off. 2. (of birds and such animals as gliders, possums, squirrels, etc.) to… …
volplane — [väl′plān΄] vi. volplaned, volplaning [Fr vol plané < vol, flight < voler, to fly (< L volare) + plané, pp. of planer, to glide: see PLANE4] to glide down in or as in an airplane with the engine cut off n. such a glide … English World dictionary
