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sailplane
noun sail·plane \ˈsāl-ˌplān\
Definition of SAILPLANE
: a glider of such design that it is able to rise in an upward air current
— sailplane intransitive verb
— sail·plan·er noun
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First Known Use of SAILPLANE
1922
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