glade
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glade
1520–30; akin to glad 1, in obsolete sense “bright”
Example Sentences
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The group hopes to improve the rare habitat by carrying out veteran tree care, glade creation and invasive-species control.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
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 • Mar. 8, 2026
Now that she’s an animal, she struggles to learn why the others have departed the glade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
An offseason pruning operation thinned out brush at Summit East above the water tower and in Alpental’s Snake Dance zone to improve the glade skiing experience.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2021
The wind had risen, cold and biting as a winter gale, but the forest opened a little, and as the ground dipped, they found themselves in a protected hollow in a glade of alders.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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