glider
noun
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.
gliders
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pluralof glider.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Palau de Noguera is located near Àger - an area popular with paragliders and hang gliders on the edge of the Pyrenees in north-eastern Spain.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Last year, German defence tech firm Helsing opened a factory on the city's outskirts, creating 50 jobs producing unmanned submarine gliders.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 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
Some Sundays, though, they would come to visit us and help fly Father’s huge model gliders.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
