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▪ I. volplane, n.|ˈvɒlpleɪn|
[Orig. two words, vol plane, properly vol plané, f. F. vol flight + plané, pa. pple. of planer plane v.2]
A dive, descent, or downward flight at a steep angle on the part of an aeroplane under control, and with the engine stopped or shut off.
1910in Hamel & Turner Flying (1914) 17 The ‘vol plané’, or aerial dive. 1911Grahame-White & Harper Aeroplane 121 He was diving down from an altitude of about 1,000 feet. It was not a vol plane that he was making, as he had his engine running.
▪ II. ˈvolplane, v.
[f. the n.]
To make a volplane. Also transf. (esp. with bird as subj.) and fig. Hence ˈvolplaning ppl. a.
1911Daily News 21 July 1 He volplaned from about 200 feet to 20 feet of the ground, which he skimmed for about a hundred yards. 1922‘Klaxon’ Heather Mixture xi. 223 Two cocks [sc. pheasants] came over the brow.., and with steady wings volplaned down the line from the right. 1929E. Booth Stealing through Life x. 243, I..volplaned down a flight of steps and hit the..sidewalk on my hands and knees. 1936D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies xx. 182 You may be fortunate enough to see one of these [sc. flying] squirrels as it volplanes gracefully from a high branch to the ground. 1937Discovery Dec. 364/1 Volplaning marsupials. 1970‘E. Lindall’ Gathering of Eagles v. 46 They could all..die together..watched by the eagles, seeing..the huge birds volplaning in. |