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Noun: sailplaning  'seyl,pley-ning
  1. The activity of flying a glider
    "sailplaning provided a peaceful way to experience the joy of flight";
    - glide, gliding, soaring, sailing
Verb: sailplane  'seyl,pleyn
  1. (air travel) fly a plane without an engine
    "They sailplaned over the countryside"

Type of: flight, flying, glide

Encyclopedia: Sailplane