zweefvliegen

Meaning

Verb

to glide in the air; to fly an unpowered sailplane, (of animals) to fly while holding one's wings still, to fly without engines on

Noun

gliding, flying with unpowered wings (whether by animals without flapping their wings, unpowered aircraft or powered aircraft with the engines turned off)

Noun

plural of zweefvlieg

zweefvlieg

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

glide

plane

hang gliding

volplane

Synonyms

een glijvlucht maken

glijden

zweven

Translations

planer

planar

flotter

faire du vol à voile

vertere

riscorrere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzʋeː(f)ˌfli.ɣə(n)/

Etymology

Compound of zweven (“to hover, glide”) + vliegen (“to fly”).