glider
pronunciation
How to pronounce glider in British English:
UK [ˈɡlaɪdə(r)]
How to pronounce glider in American English:
US [ˈɡlaɪdər]
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- Noun:
- aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
Word Origin
- glider (n.)
- mid-15c., "person or thing that glides," agent noun from glide. Meaning "motorless airplane" is c. 1897.
Example
- 1. Flying a glider is a good metaphor here .
- 2. His brother handed him the glider they had built together .
- 3. At osaka university , masakazu arima is involved in several glider projects .
- 4. And go for a ride on a glider airplane , because who says planes need motors ?
- 5. Boeing has also flown a dimona motor glider with an electric motor powered by a fuel cell .