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Definition of plane sailing

1 : the navigation or conducting of a ship by neglecting the earth's curvature and considering the earth or a part of it as a plane
2 : plain sailing sense 2

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“Plane sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plane%20sailing. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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