volplaning

Variant of volplane

intransitive verb volplaned, volplaning

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

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

noun

such a glide
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