Sekirov Dictionary

volplane

/ˈvɒlpleɪn/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To perform a volplane.
- […] when well over the bosche lines & he volplaned home, just skimmed over our & the Bosche trenches, they all fired at him like sin, of course, and landed about 1000 yards back on a hill. — 1916
To glide.

noun1

A steep, controlled dive, especially by an aircraft with the engine off.

forms

volplaned · volplaning · volplanes

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