glider

noun

glid·​er ˈglī-dər How to pronounce glider (audio)
1
: one that glides: such as
a
: an aircraft similar to an airplane but without an engine
b
: a porch seat suspended from an upright framework
2
: something that aids gliding

Examples of glider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pick up one set of these chairs for your porch, add a few to create even more seating, or purchase the gliders to combine them with the sofa and nesting table set if your space allows for even more comfort. Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024 Brown used gliders as catalysts, an idea first proposed by Merzenich. Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024 The return to Earth takes about 15 minutes, during which Unity acts largely as a glider, returning to the three-mile long runway in southern New Mexico from which its carrier aircraft took off little more than an hour earlier. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2023 Tourists can replicate it in a reproduction glider at Kitty Hawk Kites. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024 His long legs moved with a glider’s grace, and his long arm had the looseness of a whip. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024 The Collings Foundation located the plane in a museum in Austria, where it had been used after WWII to pull gliders into the air. Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 Caterers were combined with traffic lights, volcanoes spit out sparks, and eaters ate gliders. Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024 Footage of this assault from the air spread widely with the first reports of war — particularly videos of gliders descending on the Israeli music festival Supernova, where 260 attendees were killed and dozens more abducted. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glider was in the 15th century

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“Glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glider. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

glider

noun
glid·​er ˈglīd-ər How to pronounce glider (audio)
1
: an aircraft without an engine that glides on air currents
2
: a porch seat suspended from a frame

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