Definition of glider. Meaning of glider. Synonyms of glider

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Definition of glider

Glider
Glider Glid"er, n. One who, or that which, glides.

Meaning of glider from wikipedia

- Look up glider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Glider or Gliders may refer to: Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for...
- The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary...
- A glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does...
- A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring). This unpowered aircraft can...
- Air Canada Flight 143, commonly known as the Gimli Glider, was a Canadian scheduled domestic p****enger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out...
- light, non-motorised, heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with...
- The Wright brothers designed, built and flew a series of three manned gliders in 1900–1902 as they worked towards achieving powered flight. They also...
- competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere...
- Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the militaries of various countries for carrying troops (glider infantry) and heavy...
- States, with regard to automobiles, a glider is a vehicle without a powertrain (especially without an engine). Gliders are generally sold as unused car bodies...