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Meanings of sailplaning in English

Portuguese
voo a vela

The activity of flying a glider.

        voo a vela
        Synonyms
        Examples for "sailing"
        Examples for "sailing"
        1
        It's been sailing along in England and Europe for many, many generations.
        The Queen of Bedlam
        2
        Hyundai is sailing into the future with its new electric car concept.
        News.com.au
        3
        Brittany Ferries operates services to Europe sailing from Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth.
        BBC
        4
        Children from St Joseph's Home attended the inaugural sailing therapy day yesterday.
        The South African
        5
        Pamela said that sailing into her home town was special for her.
        Independent.ie
        1
        Spain's soaring borrowing costs have become a national obsession since the crisis.
        Reuters
        2
        One of the consequences of the rental-voucher shortage is clear: soaring homelessness.
        The Guardian
        3
        Critics say they contribute to soaring food prices and damage the environment.
        Reuters
        4
        But taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.
        Ebony
        5
        Yemen is struggling with soaring unemployment and dwindling oil and water reserves.
        Reuters
        1
        Bliss; a gentle, gliding melody that suits the mood of the words.
        The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
        2
        The two left behind looked after the gliding white figure in silence.
        Lewis Rand
        3
        The dusk came gliding into it long before the sun had set.
        Heart Of Darkness
        4
        She was his possession escaping; his own gliding away to the Third.
        The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
        5
        The line extends from the drum to the flying or gliding machine.
        Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
        1
        Unclear things glide and grapple rocks, pulling their way through the water.
        The Scar
        2
        The firing had ceased; the boat began to glide forwards once more.
        South Wind
        3
        These birds flap their wings briefly and then glide for great distances.
        Feminist dot com
        4
        And on the days we were together, time would glide, Ocean wrote.
        Reuters
        5
        Liberal in works of charity, the adventuress can glide easily into religion.
        The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
        Usage of sailplaning in English
        1
        But he blessed every hour of sailplaning and every evening with his local barbershop quartet.
        Jem
        2
        So he tapered off on the interpretation and resharpened his skills at mountain climbing, sailplaning, and longdistance running.
        Jem
        Translations for sailplaning
        Portuguese
        voo a vela
        Sailplaning through the time