glade

American  

[gleyd] / gleɪd /

noun

1. an open space in a forest.

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glade British  

/ ɡleɪd /

noun

1. an open place in a forest; clearing

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Other Word Forms

• gladelike adjective

Etymology

Origin of glade

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

Example Sentences

Torak left the glade and plunged back into the shadows beneath the trees.

From Literature

The zany movie features a young environmental advocate who “hops” her consciousness into a robotic beaver and bands together with other woodland creatures to stop a planned freeway expansion through a glade.

From Los Angeles Times

Since most scenes occur in the forest glade, the artists at Pixar have created strikingly rendered settings which, while aiming for photorealism, also have a fantastical glow to them, highlighting the inherent magic of nature.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that she’s an animal, she struggles to learn why the others have departed the glade.

From The Wall Street Journal

I lounge in the glade, enjoying the peace, the space.

From Literature