glider
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glider
- /ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɡlaɪdɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪdə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English glider, glydare, equivalent to glide + -er.
noun 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 marsupial gliding possums of Australia.
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Synonym of glide (“cap affixed to base of legs of furniture”).
The left drawer runner is probably replaced. Nail holes on the upper surface of the stretchers suggest the piece once had a bottom shelf. Modern metal gliders have been added under the feet.
Similar: glide
- A kind of garden swing. Francine sat in the glider on the porch, swinging lightly, her mind a thousand miles away. The chain squeaked a little, almost like a cricket.
- In the Game of Life, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid. By the way, what happens to a beehive which is under attack by one or two gliders such as pictured:
- Any spaceship in a cellular automaton, especially one which exhibits glide reflection. It is a reversible rule, and an interesting one. Shortly after I implemented it, Chris and I were watching it run from a small random configuration of vants, when we noticed a structure consisting of 2 vants propagating away from the others -- it is a glider of sorts, consisting of 2 cooperating van
- A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain.
- Any of various species of dragonfly that glide on out-held wings while flying, such as the common glider, Tramea loewii, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Pacific.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sailplane, hovercraft, sailing, aircraft, sail, slider, gliding, hang, veil, regular, pilots, paraglider, glancer, gluer, soarer, glimpser
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noun aircraft
| Español | planeador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 글라이더 geullaideo, 활공기 hwalgonggi |
| 日本語 | グライダー guraidā, 滑空機 kakkūki |
| 中文 | 滑翔機 /滑翔机 huáxiángjī |
| हिन्दी | ग्लाइडर glāiḍar |
| Português | planador |
| Français | planeur |
| Deutsch | Segelflugzeug, Gleiter, Gleitflugzeug |
| Italiano | aliante, veleggiatore |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμόπτερο anemóptero |
| Română | planor |
| Русский | планёр planjór |
| Tiếng Việt | tàu lượn |
| العربية | طائرة شراعية |
| עברית | דאון |
noun one who glides
| Español | planeador, planeadora |
|---|---|
| Português | planador |
noun pilot
| Italiano | volovelista |
|---|---|
| Română | planorist, planoristă |
| Русский | планерист planerist |
noun animal with the ability to glide
| Deutsch | Gleiter |
|---|
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