GLIDER

glider, sailplane

(noun) aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

glider (plural gliders)

One who glides.

Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.

A pilot of glider aircraft.

Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.

synonym of glide

A kind of garden swing.

(mathematics) In the Game of Life cellular automaton, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.

Hypernym: spaceship

A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain.

Hyponyms

• hang glider, motor glider, paraglider, sailplane

Anagrams

• Gilder, gilder, girdle, girled, gridle, regild, ridgel

Source: Wiktionary

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Glid"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, glides.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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