GLIDER Definition & Meaning

glider

[ glahy-der ]

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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.
a porch swing made of an upholstered seat suspended from a steel framework by links or springs.
a person or thing that glides.
a person who pilots a glider.

glider

/ ˈɡ��ɪ��ə /

noun

an aircraft capable of gliding and soaring in air currents without the use of an engine See also sailplane
a person or thing that glides
another name for flying phalanger

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of glider¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; glide, -er ¹

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Paratroopers and gliders packed with men descended into fierce fighting conditions which resulted in rapid success, but huge loss of life.

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"The glider expansion will maybe mean less people are on the road in north Belfast."

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Another scene shows an aircraft towing a glider towards Pegasus Bridge - a role carried out by Enniskillen veteran Bill Eames, who died in 2020.

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He was returning from a ski trip in Mammoth when he learned of the evacuation orders for his Topanga home in the Santa Monica Mountains, said Steve Murillo, a longtime friend and fellow hang glider.

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Lieutenant Dermod Green Anderson, a glider pilot who landed with his troops in a village northwest of Arnhem, was killed when an enemy shell exploded near his trench just hours before the evacuation order came.

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