glider
/ˈɡlaɪdər/
noun
- A light aircraft that flies without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.
- Gliders are often launched by being towed behind a powered airplane.
- The pilot soared above the mountains in a glider, enjoying the silence.
- She took her first ride in a glider and was amazed by how quietly it flew.
- An animal that glides through the air using flaps of skin, such as a flying squirrel or sugar glider.
- The flying squirrel is a type of glider that lives in forests.
- We saw a small glider land softly on a branch in the dark.
- A sugar glider can leap from tree to tree using its skin flaps.
- A type of rocking chair that moves smoothly back and forth on a fixed track.
- The glider's gentle motion helped me relax after a long day.
- She bought a comfortable glider for the baby's nursery.
- Grandpa sat in his glider on the porch, reading the newspaper.