glider (redirected from Glider aircraft)

glid·er  (gldr)

n.

1. A light engineless aircraft designed to glide after being towed aloft or launched from a catapult.

2. A swinging couch suspended from a vertical frame.

3. A device that aids gliding.

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glider [ˈglaɪdə]

n

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft capable of gliding and soaring in air currents without the use of an engine See also sailplane

2. a person or thing that glides

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for flying phalanger

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

glider - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces sailplane hang glider - a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it

Translations

glider [ˈglaɪdəʳ] N

1. (Aer) → planeador m; (towed) → avión m remolcado

2. (US) (= swing) → columpio m

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glider [ˈglaɪdə^r] n (= aircraft) → planeur m

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glider

n (Aviat) → Segelflugzeug nt; glider pilot → Segelflieger(in) m(f)

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glider [ˈglaɪdəʳ] n (Aer) → aliante m

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glider → طائرة شراعية vetroň svævefly Segelflugzeug ανεμοπλάνο planeador purjelentokone planeur jedrilica aliante グライダー 글라이더 glijder seilfly szybowiec planador планер segelflygplan เครื่องร่อน planör tàu lượn 滑翔机