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vol·plane (väl′plān′)

intransitive verb volplaned -·planed′, volplaning -·plan′·ing

to glide down in or as in an airplane with the engine cut off

Etymology: Fr vol plané < vol, flight < voler, to fly (< L volare) + plané, pp. of planer, to glide: see plane

noun

such a glide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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