Explore Sailplane through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like glider or soar. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sailplane meaning
A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.
Using Sailplane
- The main meaning on this page is: A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.
- Useful related words include: glider, heavier-than-air craft, soar, glide.
Context around Sailplane
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sailplane
- In this selection, "sailplane" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main stand out and add context to how "sailplane" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include sailplane main gliders and the sailplane like wings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sailplane" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sailplane
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sailplane main Gliders were developed from the 1920s for recreational purposes. (11 words)
The sailplane-like wings were so efficient that the aircraft jumped into the air at convert, Huntington, Tom. (18 words)
The sailplane-like wings were so efficient that the aircraft jumped into the air at convert, Huntington, Tom. (18 words)
Sailplane main Gliders were developed from the 1920s for recreational purposes. (11 words)
Example sentences (2)
Sailplane main Gliders were developed from the 1920s for recreational purposes.
The sailplane-like wings were so efficient that the aircraft jumped into the air at convert, Huntington, Tom.