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Recent Examples of sailplane
The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
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David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
Because the air will be thin, the sailplane will risk stalling.
—Ryan Bell, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2016
David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
Because the air will be thin, the sailplane will risk stalling.
—Ryan Bell, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailplane
Noun
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Soaring wings are long, like gliders, and there are two types of soaring wings.—
Ernie Cowan,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The pilot of a small glider plane has died after crashing near an airport in southern Connecticut, state police announced Saturday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
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The locations for the shoot include Patagonia, the streets of Tokyo, and an ancient Middle Eastern city, with stunts including a spectacular biplane maneuver that shows off the daredevil side of Cruise, who famously does his own stunts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
16 Apr. 2025
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For one thing, the woodsy spread rests along 300 feet of water frontage on the eastern shores of Lake Washington and boasts a nearly 2,200-square-foot dock that can accommodate boats and seaplanes.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
Noun
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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“Sailplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailplane. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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