"plane sailing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plane sailing (uncountable)
  1. (nautical) A technique for navigation using planar geometry. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-plane_sailing-en-noun-idV7TDBi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, proscribed) A technique for navigation using the assumption the Earth is flat. Tags: proscribed, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-plane_sailing-en-noun-ju9rQZQf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plain sailing [obsolete]

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