英语词汇“volplane”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

volplane

/ˈvɒlpleɪn

Aeronautics

noun

A controlled dive or downward flight at a steep angle, especially by an aeroplane with the engine shut off.In 1891 the engineer Otto Lilienthal executed the first safe and repeatable volplanes in history.

verb [no object, with adverbial of direction]

(Of an aeroplane) make a steep controlled dive or downward flight: we watched the huge birds volplaning in...

Then he shut off the motor and volplaned to earth, to the no small astonishment of the surgeon.
Higher and higher climbed the starlings, still maintaining tight formation, until the hawk, seeming to realize the futility of its effort, turned and volplaned to earth.
The sugar glider is one of a number of volplaning possums in Australia.

Origin

Early 20th century: from French vol plané, literally 'glided flight'.

单词	volplane
释义	volplane /ˈvɒlpleɪn / Aeronautics noun A controlled dive or downward flight at a steep angle, especially by an aeroplane with the engine shut off.In 1891 the engineer Otto Lilienthal executed the first safe and repeatable volplanes in history. verb [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of an aeroplane) make a steep controlled dive or downward flight: we watched the huge birds volplaning in... Then he shut off the motor and volplaned to earth, to the no small astonishment of the surgeon. Higher and higher climbed the starlings, still maintaining tight formation, until the hawk, seeming to realize the futility of its effort, turned and volplaned to earth. The sugar glider is one of a number of volplaning possums in Australia. Origin Early 20th century: from French vol plané, literally 'glided flight'.
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