soaring
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- noun
- /ˈsɔrɪŋ/
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vuelo libre
- Hinckley Soaring is located about 60 miles west of Chicago in the small farming town of Hinckley, whose claim to fame is that it hosted the first-ever Harlem Globetrotters game in 1927.
Examples
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The only official Public Park RC Soaring site in maybe the entire USA?
Blog text (15) -
Caro Eliza Bennett, I crown you Duchess Soaring Hawk.
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An Air Force project called Dyna-Soar, shortened from "Dynamic Soaring," also contributed to the reusable spacecraft knowledge base.
Academic text (2011) -
The gestures of space soaring, sinking, streaming, whirling, the gestures of light flowing or spurting through colour.
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Soaring is an exciting sport that allows you to glide through the sky without an engine.
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Soaring offers a unique way to experience the freedom of flight for many enthusiasts.
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He joined a club to learn about soaring and improve his skills in handling a glider.
Synonyms
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3.4
A smooth, continuous movement, for example by a skater or a glider
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4.6
Flying a small plane with no engine for sport or fun
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4.6
A sport of flying a light aircraft without an engine launched from a hill or cliff
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4.6
Flying through the air while hanging under a large curved fabric wing
The sport of flying a glider without an engine
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soaring comes from the verb soar, which long ago meant 'to fly high' like a bird that rides warm air up into the sky. So when people talk about soaring as a sport, they mean flying a glider that uses those same 'rising air currents'.