Sailplane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

fly a plane without an engine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪlpleɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪlpleɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪlpleɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪlpleɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glider soar

Parts of Speech

noun	aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
verb	fly a plane without an engine

Word Forms

glide	verb	fly in or as if in a glider plane
sailplane	verb	fly a plane without an engine
sailplaning	noun	the activity of flying a glider
sailplane	noun	aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
soaring	noun	the activity of flying a glider

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Segelflugzeug

Flugzeuge, die nur durch die dynamische Wirkung der Luft auf ihre Oberflächen unterstützt werden

🇫🇷French

planeur

aéronef soutenu uniquement par l'action dynamique de l'air contre ses surfaces

🇪🇸Spanish

planeador

Aeronave sostenida únicamente por la acción dinámica del aire contra sus superficies.

🇮🇹Italian

aliante

aereo supportato solo dall'azione dinamica dell'aria contro le sue superfici

🇳🇱Dutch

zweefvliegtuig

vliegtuigen die alleen worden ondersteund door de dynamische werking van lucht tegen hun oppervlakken

🇵🇹Portuguese

planador

aeronave apoiada apenas pela ação dinâmica do ar contra suas superfícies

🇷🇺Russian

планер

самолет поддерживается только за счет динамического воздействия воздуха на его поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिना इंजन का हवाई जहाज़

विमान केवल अपनी सतहों के विरुद्ध हवा की गतिशील कार्रवाई द्वारा समर्थित है

🇧🇩Bengali

পালতোলা

বিমান শুধুমাত্র তার পৃষ্ঠতলের বিরুদ্ধে বায়ুর গতিশীল ক্রিয়া দ্বারা সমর্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பாய்மர விமானம்

விமானம் அதன் மேற்பரப்புகளுக்கு எதிரான காற்றின் மாறும் செயலால் மட்டுமே ஆதரிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెరచాప విమానం

విమానం దాని ఉపరితలాలపై గాలి యొక్క డైనమిక్ చర్య ద్వారా మాత్రమే మద్దతు ఇస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जहाज

विमान केवळ त्याच्या पृष्ठभागाविरूद्ध हवेच्या गतिशील क्रियेद्वारे समर्थित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નૌકાવિમાન

એરક્રાફ્ટ ફક્ત તેની સપાટીઓ સામે હવાની ગતિશીલ ક્રિયા દ્વારા સમર્થિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಯಿ ವಿಮಾನ

ವಿಮಾನವು ಅದರ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬೆಂಬಲಿತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കപ്പലോട്ടം

വിമാനം അതിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിനെതിരായ വായുവിൻ്റെ ചലനാത്മക പ്രവർത്തനത്താൽ മാത്രം പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼

ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਸਿਰਫ ਇਸਦੀਆਂ ਸਤਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਹਵਾ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮਰਥਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بادبانی جہاز

ہوائی جہاز صرف اس کی سطحوں کے خلاف ہوا کے متحرک عمل سے تعاون کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑翔机

飞机仅由空气对其表面的动态作用支撑

🇯🇵Japanese

セールプレーン

航空機はその表面に対する空気の動的作用によってのみ支えられています。

🇰🇷Korean

범선

표면에 대한 공기의 역동적인 작용에 의해서만 지지되는 항공기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủy phi cơ

máy bay chỉ được hỗ trợ bởi tác động động của không khí lên bề mặt của nó

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องบิน

เครื่องบินที่ได้รับการสนับสนุนโดยการกระทำแบบไดนามิกของอากาศกับพื้นผิวของมันเท่านั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesawat layar

pesawat hanya didukung oleh aksi dinamis udara terhadap permukaannya

🇲🇾Malay

kapal terbang layar

pesawat hanya disokong oleh tindakan dinamik udara terhadap permukaannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طائرة شراعية

طائرة مدعومة فقط بالحركة الديناميكية للهواء ضد أسطحها

🇮🇷Persian

هواپیمای بادبانی

هواپیماهایی که فقط با حرکت دینامیکی هوا در برابر سطوح آن پشتیبانی می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

planör

yalnızca havanın yüzeylerine karşı dinamik hareketi ile desteklenen uçak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטוס מפרש

מטוס נתמך רק על ידי הפעולה הדינמית של האוויר על פני השטח שלו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sailplane'?

The primary meaning of 'sailplane' is 'aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces'.

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Using 'sailplane' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sailplane' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sailplane' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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