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glade

American  
[gleyd] / gleɪd /

noun

  1. an open space in a forest.


glade British  
/ ɡleɪd /

noun

  1. an open place in a forest; clearing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of glade

1520–30; akin to glad 1, in obsolete sense “bright”

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“There are other things we can worry about,” said Glade Bilby, a photographer who has been living in the Quarter since 1978, referring to the myriad other infrastructure issues plaguing the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

At the Forest Glade Centre for Psychological Health and Rehabilitation of Veterans, just outside Kyiv, treatment takes many forms.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023

Morris is a native of Belle Glade, Florida, where he grew up playing on youth football teams coached by his father, Mike Morris Sr., who was an offensive lineman at Florida State.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

At the Forest Glade rehabilitation clinic outside Kyiv, Miskow is continuing his recovery.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

So much had happened since arriving, he’d almost forgotten how familiar the Glade had felt to him that first night, sleeping next to Chuck.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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