Sailplaning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the activity of flying a glider

fly a plane without an engine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪlpleɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪlpleɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪlpleɪnɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪlpleɪnɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soaring gliding sailplane sailing soar glide

Parts of Speech

noun	the activity of flying a glider
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
soar	verb	fly by means of a hang glider
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

Segelfliegen

die Tätigkeit, ein Segelflugzeug zu fliegen

🇫🇷French

planeur

l'activité de piloter un planeur

🇪🇸Spanish

planeo

la actividad de volar un planeador

🇮🇹Italian

planata

l'attività di pilotare un aliante

🇳🇱Dutch

zweefvliegtuigen

de activiteit van het vliegen met een zweefvliegtuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

planagem

a atividade de pilotar um planador

🇷🇺Russian

планеризм

занятие полетом на планере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलयोजना

ग्लाइडर उड़ाने की गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল তোলা

একটি গ্লাইডার উড়ন্ত কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

படகோட்டம்

ஒரு கிளைடர் பறக்கும் செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

నౌకాయానం

గ్లైడర్‌ను ఎగురవేయడం యొక్క కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

नौकानयन

ग्लायडर उडवण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વહાણનું આયોજન

ગ્લાઈડર ઉડવાની પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೌಕಾಯಾನ

ಗ್ಲೈಡರ್ ಹಾರುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കപ്പലോട്ടം

ഒരു ഗ്ലൈഡർ പറക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਾਈਡਰ ਉੱਡਣ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جہاز رانی

گلائیڈر اڑانے کی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑行

驾驶滑翔机的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

セールプレーニング

グライダーを操縦する活動

🇰🇷Korean

항해 계획

글라이더를 날리는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chèo thuyền

hoạt động lái tàu lượn

🇹🇭Thai

การแล่นเรือ

กิจกรรมการบินเครื่องร่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

perencanaan layar

aktivitas menerbangkan pesawat layang

🇲🇾Malay

pelayaran

aktiviti menerbangkan glider

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخطيط الشراعي

نشاط الطيران بالطائرة الشراعية

🇮🇷Persian

دریانوردی

فعالیت پرواز با گلایدر

🇹🇷Turkish

yelkenliyle kayma

planör uçurma etkinliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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