Definition of "volplane" []

• To glide toward the earth in an airplane with the engine cut off. (verb-intransitive)
• To glide toward the earth with the engine cut off. Used of an airplane. (verb-intransitive)
• To make one's way or go by gliding. (verb-intransitive)
• The act or an instance of volplaning. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They were to glide, or as it is called "volplane" (pronounced vol-pla-nay, with the accent on the last syllable) to the ground."
• "He found he could volplane it without engine by reaching in to grab the stick among the flames although his hand got burnt."
• "There was the aerodrome, turn off the cock and put her into a volplane."