motor glider

noun

A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.

Meanings

nounmotor glider (plural motor gliders)

plural motor gliders

  1. A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.

Origin

Translations

Finnish moottoripurjelentokone
  • moottoripurjelentokonesailplane with motor
German Motorsegler
  • Motorseglersailplane with motor
Italian motoaliante
  • motoaliantesailplane with motor
Russian мотопланер
  • мотопланер (motoplaner)sailplane with motor
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