Glider Meaning
/ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who glides.
nounAny heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.
Sentence Examples
The glider soared high into the air.
Leonardo da Vinci invented a human-powered glider.
During reentry and landing, the Space Shuttle is a glider.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The pilot flew the ____ silently through the air using thermal currents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is an experienced pilot who enjoys flying his ____ over the mountains on clear and sunny weekends.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English glider, glydare, equivalent to glide + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2007, Frances Gruber Safford, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"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."
— 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices, published 2003, page 73:
"Then I went into the backyard, which had a flower-covered arbor, a small garden wall, and room behind it for a garden. Swings and gliders adorned the yard."
— 2011, Mary Biever, He Uses It For Good!, page 5:
"By the way, what happens to a beehive which is under attack by one or two gliders such as pictured:"
— 1989 December 22, Norbert Roestel, “CA-LETTER”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
"I believe it is indeed new -- I've gone back through everything I can find, as far back as the early 90's when Heisenburp devices were first invented, and there don't seem to be any reactions based on a glider suppressing a blinker."
— 2006 September 28, Dave Greene, “Small Heisenburp device in Conway's Life”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The pilot flew the ____ silently through the air using thermal currents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is an experienced pilot who enjoys flying his ____ over the mountains on clear and sunny weekends.