plane sailing

noun Navigation.

sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
Compare plain sailing, spherical sailing.

Origin of plane sailing

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby plane sailing

plane iron, plane joint, plane of incidence, plane of pelvic canal, plane polarization, plane sailing, plane spotter, plane surveying, plane suture, plane table, plane tree

Example sentences from the Web for plane sailing

  • Plane-sailing is so simple that it is colloquially used to express anything so easy that it is impossible to make a mistake.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for plane sailing

plane sailing

noun

nautical navigation without reference to the earth's curvature Compare plain sailing