glider

American  

[glahy-der] / ˈglaɪ dər /

noun

• gliders
  plural

1. a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.

2. a porch swing made of an upholstered seat suspended from a steel framework by links or springs.

3. a person or thing that glides.

4. a person who pilots a glider.

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glider British  

/ ˈɡlaɪdə /

noun

1. 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. another name for flying phalanger

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gliders
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of glider

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at glide, -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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Bigger trees are also more likely to form hollows – a critical and declining habitat for rare species such as the greater glider and Leadbeater’s possum.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

"They're very traditional people," Flannery added, and regard the glider as so sacred that "not only won't they hunt it, they won't mention its name".

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

In Salem: In the original “Thomas Crown Affair,” a stuntman for Steve McQueen takes an acrobatic thrill ride in a glider to the film’s title track, “The Windmills of Your Mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The Helix is classified as a Part 103 ultralight aircraft, the same regulatory class as a hang glider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Robin picked up the roll of string while I picked up the glider.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

“And you know why it stopped? It stopped because it turns out the gliders were geese. We called back the planes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But the gliders habitat was increasingly coming under threat from logging in the area, Flannery said.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Duncan Toys has been producing yo-yos, flying discs and model gliders in China, and Washington's escalating tariffs with Beijing last year similarly forced him to pause imports.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

By the mid-1980s, Meyer was wealthy enough to retire, at age 59, to pursue his hobbies, which included flying airplanes and gliders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Robin was all excited by the mock-up gliders my father built.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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