English Explanatory Dictionary

self-soar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use the normal launching method for a hang glider.

Word forms

self-soar self-soars self-soaring self-soared

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.

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