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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volplane /ˈvɒlpleɪn/ Aeronautics

▶noun a controlled dive at a steep angle, especially by an aircraft with the engine shut off. ▶verb (of an aircraft) make such a dive.

– origin early 20th cent.: from Fr. vol plané, lit. ‘glided flight’.

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