glider

[ glahy-der ]

noun
  1. a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.

  2. a porch swing made of an upholstered seat suspended from a steel framework by links or springs.

  1. a person or thing that glides.

  2. a person who pilots a glider.

Origin of glider

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at glide, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for glider

glider

/ (ˈɡlaɪdə) /


noun
  1. an aircraft capable of gliding and soaring in air currents without the use of an engine: See also sailplane

  2. a person or thing that glides

  1. another name for flying phalanger

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