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volplane Tweet Definition of volplane Like Definition of volplane on Facebook
noun 
  1. a steep, controlled dive, especially by an aircraft with the engine off
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
Etymology: French vol plané "gliding flight".

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