Word: sailplaning
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: sailp
la
ning
Definition: Present participle of sailplane; aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
Morphemes:
Affix: sail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
Affix: plane
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc. (Compare wing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plāna
Language: LL.
Decoded: plana
Meaning: planing tool
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.