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

Etymology

Origin of glider

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

Example Sentences

Ulsterbus, Metro and Glider bus services within Belfast will be subject to delay or disruption.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

The proposed Glider route for north Belfast would run along the Antrim Road, but now will stop just short of Glengormley.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Some residents have expressed their disappointment after it was announced that plans to extend Belfast's Glider bus service were to be scaled back.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Ms Madden said that the public in both Carryduff and Glengormley are keen for the Glider route to be extended, and hopes funding issues to provide the service can be sorted.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Products of Berlin’s Viking Rowing Club, where they rowed as the Glider crew, they seemed, on average, to be a bit older than the Washington boys.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown