Associations to the word «Sailplane»

Wiktionary

SAILPLANE, noun. (aircraft) A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.

Dictionary definition

SAILPLANE, noun. Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces.
SAILPLANE, verb. Fly a plane without an engine.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King