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glider
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gliderglider - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
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

glider [ˈglaɪdər] n (= aircraft) → planeur m

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

glider [ˈglaɪdəʳ] n (Aer) → aliante m
glider [ˈglaɪdəʳ] n (Aer) → aliante m

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


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