verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsailˌplaned or ˈsailˌplaning
2.
to fly a sailplane
sailplane in American English
(ˈseilˌplein) (verb-planed, -planing)
noun
1.
a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air
intransitive verb
2.
to soar in a sailplane
Derived forms
sailplaner
noun
Word origin
[1920–25; sail + plane1]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: checkout, ski jump, superpower, tie-in, zipper