SAILPLANE

glider, sailplane

(noun) aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

sailplane, soar

(verb) fly a plane without an engine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sailplane (plural sailplanes)

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

Verb

sailplane (third-person singular simple present sailplanes, present participle sailplaning, simple past and past participle sailplaned)

To fly in a sailplane.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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