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Noun: glider  glI-du(r)
  1. Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
    "The pilot skilfully manoeuvred the glider through the thermal currents";
    - sailplane
     
  2. Anything that glides
    "The paper aeroplane was an excellent glider"

Derived forms: gliders

Type of: heavier-than-air craft

Encyclopedia: Glider