GLADE

clearing, glade

(noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

glade (plural glades)

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

(colloquial) An everglade.

An open space in the ice on a river or lake.

A bright surface of ice or snow.

(obsolete) A gleam of light.

(obsolete) A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.

Synonyms

• (cleared space in a forest): clearing

Anagrams

• galed, glead

Proper noun

Glade (plural Glades)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Glade is the 19731^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1365 individuals. Glade is most common among White (87.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• galed, glead

Source: Wiktionary

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Glade, n. Etym: [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.; cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr. goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light or clear defile.]

1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. There interspersed in lawns and opening glades. Pope.

2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]

3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.] Bottom glade. See under Bottom.

– Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and other birds in forest glades.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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