1. glided downward in an aircraft with the engine shut off
Usage: aviation; past tense

Examples

• The pilot volplaned safely to the airfield after engine failure.
• When the fuel ran out, she volplaned the small plane to an emergency landing.
• The instructor taught students how to volplane in case of engine trouble.
• He volplaned gracefully through the clouds during the training exercise.
• The vintage aircraft volplaned silently over the countryside.
• After the engine cut out, they volplaned toward the nearest runway.