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- noun Plural form of
sailplane .
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Examples
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For fun and real-life adventure, she flies sailplanes and rides in small airplanes as often as possible.
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"Wave lift" of this kind is often very smooth and strong, and enables sailplanes to soar to remarkable altitudes and great distances.
Rich Wolf: Boulder UFOs Identified (Photos) Rich Wolf 2010
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"Wave lift" of this kind is often very smooth and strong, and enables sailplanes to soar to remarkable altitudes and great distances.
Rich Wolf: Boulder UFOs Identified (Photos) Rich Wolf 2010
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The real Christmas one is for the beach and BBQs and flying sailplanes.
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As often as he can, he still goes aloft in sailplanes, a relaxing sporting activity that he has enjoyed since the early 1960s.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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As often as he can, he still goes aloft in sailplanes, a relaxing sporting activity that he has enjoyed since the early 1960s.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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As often as he can, he still goes aloft in sailplanes, a relaxing sporting activity that he has enjoyed since the early 1960s.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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As often as he can, he still goes aloft in sailplanes, a relaxing sporting activity that he has enjoyed since the early 1960s.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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He enjoys skiing, sailplanes, gardening and overseas travel.
Pollard, Ben M. 1967
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The Wright machine got its longitudinal stability by means of the main planes and the elevating planes, while the Voisin type added a third factor of stability in its sailplanes.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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