- volplaning
- vol·plane || 'vɑlpleɪn /'vɒl- n. gliding with engine shut off (of an airplane) v. glide in an airplane; fly in a glider
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Volplane — Vol plane , v. i. [F. vol plan[ e] act of volplaning; vol flight + plan[ e], p.p.; cf. planer to hover.] (A[ e]ronautics) To glide in a flying machine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Walter R. Taliaferro — (September 9, 1880 ndash; October 11, 1915) was a United States Army aviator who died in a flying accident.Taliaferro was born in Campbell County, Kentucky in December 1880. He married Leicester Sehon. He was buried in San Diego at the Mount Hope … Wikipedia
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
glide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. float, flow, skim; slip, slide, coast; skate, swim, ski. See motion, aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A gradual downward motion] Syn. sinking, descent, loss of altitude, downward spiral, landing… … English dictionary for students
aviation — n 1. flight, powered flight, jet flight, subsonic or supersonic flight, flying, volitation; gliding, sailing, soaring, sailplaning, volplaning. 2. military aircraft, warplane, battleplane, combat plane … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flight — I n 1. soaring, sailing, zooming, cruising; gliding, planing, volplaning, sailplaning; aviation, vol itation, Rare. volation. 2. distance, extent, length, span, range, reach; course, route, direction, trajectory. 3. flock, bevy, covey, gaggle;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flying — adj 1. soaring, sailing, zooming, cruising, coasting, sweeping, skimming; gliding, planing, volplaning, sailplaning; darting, flitting, flirting, hopping; taking wing, winging, winging one s way, taking off, taking to the air; airborne, volant,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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… …
