English

Etymology
French vol plané �gliding flight�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'v�lpleɪn/

Noun
en-noun

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

Verb
en-verb|volplan|ing

1. to make a volplane

#*1973: Curtains of vapor drift back to reveal the Americans, volplaning along well inside ten meters and only a little faster than the balloon. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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