soaring
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soar·ing
(sôr'ĭng, sōr'-) 
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The act of gliding while maintaining altitude, especially the sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft by using ascending currents of air.
adj.
Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual: soaring fuel costs; the soaring spires of the cathedral.
n.
The act of gliding while maintaining altitude, especially the sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft by using ascending currents of air.
adj.
Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual: soaring fuel costs; the soaring spires of the cathedral.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
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soaring
Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released. The glider pilot makes use of rising currents of warm air, such as those above a sunlit field, to maintain or gain altitude. Instruments used include the altimeter, airspeed indicator, compass, and turn-and-bank indicator. National soaring contests, which include events for altitude, speed, distance, and accuracy in returning to a starting point, are held annually.
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soaring
The Dream Encyclopedia:
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Soaring
Soaring through the air symbolizes freedom from restrictions. The dreamer may have gotten out from under a burdening situation or relationship.
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A type of flight in which a glider locates and follows a mass of rising air or a thermal to stay aloft as long as possible.
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Soaring
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Soaring may refer to:
- Gliding, in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes
- Lift (soaring), a meteorological phenomenon used as an energy source by some aircraft and birds
- An increased speed of growth in a mountains height
- Soaring (magazine), a magazine produced by the Soaring Society of America
- List of soaring birds
See also
- Bird flight
- Flying and gliding animals
- Dynamic soaring
- Ridge soaring
- Controllable slope soaring
- Orographic lift
- Thermals
- Lee waves
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