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单词 plane sailing
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plane sailing


noun Navigation.

sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
Compare plain sailing, spherical sailing.

Origin of plane sailing

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby plane sailing

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Example sentences from the Web for plane sailing

  • Plane-sailing is so simple that it is colloquially used to express anything so easy that it is impossible to make a mistake.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for plane sailing

plane sailing

noun

nautical navigation without reference to the earth's curvatureCompare plain sailing
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