plane sailing

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Synonyms: plain sailing, land sailing, plane tabling

Antonyms: plain sailing, land sailing, plane tabling

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[technique]] for [[navigation]] [[use#Verb|using]] the [[assumption]] that the [[journey#Noun|journey]] [[occur]]s over a [[plane#Adjective|plane]] or [[flat#Adjective|flat]] [[surface#Noun|surface]] rather than the [[actual#Adjective|actual]] [[curved#Adjective|curved]] surface of the [[Earth]], which is [[sufficiently]] [[accurate]] over [[short#Adjective|short]] [[distance#Noun|distances]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative|archaic}} {{alternative spelling of|en|plain sailing|t=[[navigation]] of [[water#Noun|waters]] [[free#Adjective|free]] from [[hazard#Noun|hazards]] or [[unfavourable]] [[wind#Noun|winds]]; (''figurative'') something that is [[easy#Adjective|easy]], [[simple#Adjective|simple]], or [[straightforward#Adjective|straightforward]]}}.

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