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GLIDER
glider, sailplane
(noun) aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
Glid"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, glides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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