Sailplane

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sailplane
       n : aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against
           its surfaces [syn: {glider}]
       v : fly a plane without an engine [syn: {soar}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "sailplane":
     aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, be airborne, cruise, drift,
     ferry, flit, fly, glide, glider, gliding machine, hop, hover,
     hydroplane, jet, navigate, rocket glider, sail, seaplane, soar,
     take the air, take wing, volplane, wing