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self-soar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
self---soar
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use the normal launching method for a hang glider.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From self- + soar. Many intrepid flyers joined the 70s' Self-Soar Association [S-SA] that had "Otto" memberships and membership numbers in honor of Otto Lilienthal who self-soared off a hill he had built. The booklet series Low & Slow and the Hang Glider Weekly (together 216 editions) frequently used the term self-soar to describe flying using an unpowered glider flown after launching by some system without the aid of motors or other persons.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-soars (present, singular) self-soaring (participle, present) self-soared (participle, past) self-soared (past)

Questions

What does self-soar mean?
To use the normal launching method for a hang glider.
Where does self-soar come from?
From self- + soar. Many intrepid flyers joined the 70s' Self-Soar Association [S-SA] that had "Otto" memberships and membership numbers in honor of Otto Lilienthal who self-soared off a hill he had built. The booklet series Low & Slow and the Hang Glider Weekly (together 216 editions) frequently used the term self-soar to describe flying using an unpowered glider flown after launching by some system without the aid of motors or other persons.

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