"self-soar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: self-soars [present, singular, third-person], self-soaring [participle, present], self-soared [participle, past], self-soared [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|soar}} self- + soar Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-soar (third-person singular simple present self-soars, present participle self-soaring, simple past and past participle self-soared)
  1. To use the normal launching method for a hang glider.
    Sense id: en-self-soar-en-verb-rrARsvFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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