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Soar \Soar\, n.
The act of soaring; upward flight.
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This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.
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Soar \Soar\, a.
See 3d {Sore}. [Obs.]
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Soar \Soar\, a.
See {Sore}, reddish brown.
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{Soar falcon}. (Zool.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}.
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Soar \Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Soaring}.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by
exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out aura the air, a breeze;
akin to Gr. ?????.]
1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as
on wings. --Chaucer.
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When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.
--Byron.
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2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be
exalted in mood.
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Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton.
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Valor soars above
What the world calls misfortune. --Addison.
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3. (Aeronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely
without loss of altitude.
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