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

The startup builds drones and other defense systems, developing products such as Viper, its vertical-takeoff strike vehicle; Glide, its high-altitude glider capable of launching weapons; and Stratos, its airborne satellite platform for surveillance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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

Miss Pidgeon uses the glider service to attend a course at Belfast Met and said she was "quite shocked" the first time it happened.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

The glider was one of Fathers earlier models, without the rudder controls.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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

He also flew gliders, sometimes in time trials, and competed in cross-country skiing races.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Each was attached by a rope to a Halifax bomber—the bombers took off, towing the gliders behind them.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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