sailplane

noun
/ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/

Etymology

From sail + plane.

  1. derived from πλάτανος
  2. derived from platanus
  3. derived from plane
  4. inherited from plane
  5. compounded as sailplane — “sail + plane

Definitions

  1. A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.

  2. To fly in a sailplane.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sailplane. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01sailplane02soaring03soar04gliding05glider

A definitional loop anchored at sailplane. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at sailplane

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA