Definition of glider in English:

glider

noun ˈɡlʌɪdəˈɡlaɪdər

1A light aircraft that is designed to fly without using an engine.
滑翔机
Example sentencesExamples
- The club owns about 40 gliders, split into trainers and intermediate gliders.
- But simulating a glider landing in a hostile environment wasn't easy.
- Below is a list of demo gliders we will have for pilots to fly.
- Using gliders, helicopters, remote-controlled models, micro-light aircraft and balloons the filmmakers were able to get the stunning footage.
- The motto came into being after one of the gliders crashed in a night-time training accident.
- During the war, the airfield was used by Dakota aircraft and gliders preparing for the D-Day and Arnhem landings.
- I continue to wonder why I can't learn to fly flex wing gliders.
- The nose pitched down and the glider rotated over its right leading edge.
- The pilot controls the glider with a stick.
- Prior to this time, he had been concerned with gliders and fixed-wing aircraft and, in 1918, designed a tri-motor bomber for the Spanish Air Force.
- He had some real success with this high performance tandem glider.
- I used my monkey bar technique and had no problem controlling the glider.
- While most gliders are towed, then released, by a powered aircraft, some gliders are equipped with engine power to reach their target altitude.
- She took part in a week which saw both tandem and solo jumps, trips in gliders and sightseeing aircraft.
- Another design was a multi-wing glider called the Katydid.
- He served as a glider pilot in the Army during the Second World War.
- In the first section the tow aircraft pulled the glider to the required altitude.
- After the chute was inflated the glider rotated a few times and righted itself.
- Single surface gliders are so much fun to fly.
- Given today's gliders, getting a pilot to soar is not a problem.
2A person or thing that glides.
滑翔员；滑行物；滑移物
the flying lemur is an efficient glider as well as climber
飞狐猴既可快速攀爬也会快速滑行。
Example sentencesExamples
- Move on now to consider gliders and parachuters.
- If the ancestor was not a glider, then its wings must have developed from another function of the arms.
- The question is, once it was airborne, was it just a glider, a weakly flapping flyer, or a strong flyer?
- With large, broad wings, anhingids are excellent aerial soarers and gliders.
- So even though a change from gliding to flapping might be an easy idea to swallow, neither the several independently evolved gliders nor the fossil record lend it any support.
- That principle is also at work in the spread between the feathers on the wing tips of the best low-speed gliders, such as vultures and hawks.
- Gliding is in some senses a modified form of parachuting, in which lift forces are produced by an airfoil-type membrane, so most gliders could also be considered part-time parachuters.
- A pelican is principally a glider, he notes.
- And like flying squirrels, these anomalurids are accomplished gliders, leaping from the tops of trees and capable of agile bends and changes of direction.
- Acrobates is a glider and has gliding membrane running from wrist to ankle.
- Some researchers have proposed that the first pterosaurs were bipedal or quadrupedal arboreal gliders, but these hypotheses do not incorporate a robust phylogenetic and functional basis.
- One scholar, for instance, suggested that flapping movements first evolved in a glider to improve maneuvering and/or braking.
- True flyers can thus move horizontally or even ascend at a steady speed, unlike gliders and parachuters (unless a strong wind carries one up).
- Like more familiar gliders, such as flying squirrels, flying snakes are not actually able to fly upward.
- Already, however, they were adept gliders and had become familiar with their territory.
1. 2.1
  another term for flying phalanger
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most pseudocheirids have a strongly prehensile tail (weakly so in the great glider and rock ringtail).
  Slow-moving animals and those living in trees - animals such as koalas, possums, and gliders - were most at risk.
  The petaurids include the striped possum, Leadbeater's possum, and wrist-winged gliders.
3US A long swinging seat suspended from a frame in a porch.
〈美〉（长廊处的）摆动式长躺椅
Example sentencesExamples
- She flopped back down into the glider, setting it swinging wildly for a moment.
- As a bonus, you also have the opportunity to build two other benches, including a rocking patio glider and a gazebo bench, at a special price.
- He sat back down on the porch glider, and continued with his widdle work.
- Her eyes settled on a glider on the other side of the porch.
- When Claudette opened the back door she found him on the back porch already, sitting patiently on the glider, as though he hadn't expected to see her for a while.
- Music leaked softly from the windows behind him, when he'd resumed his seat on the glider.

Rhymes

chider, cider, divider, eider, Guider, Haida, hider, Ida, insider, Oneida, outsider, provider, rider, Ryder, Saida, slider, spider, strider, stridor

Definition of glider in US English:

glider

nounˈɡlīdərˈɡlaɪdər

1A light aircraft that is designed to fly for long periods without using an engine.
滑翔机
Example sentencesExamples
- Using gliders, helicopters, remote-controlled models, micro-light aircraft and balloons the filmmakers were able to get the stunning footage.
- The motto came into being after one of the gliders crashed in a night-time training accident.
- Another design was a multi-wing glider called the Katydid.
- He served as a glider pilot in the Army during the Second World War.
- But simulating a glider landing in a hostile environment wasn't easy.
- In the first section the tow aircraft pulled the glider to the required altitude.
- The pilot controls the glider with a stick.
- Prior to this time, he had been concerned with gliders and fixed-wing aircraft and, in 1918, designed a tri-motor bomber for the Spanish Air Force.
- He had some real success with this high performance tandem glider.
- After the chute was inflated the glider rotated a few times and righted itself.
- Below is a list of demo gliders we will have for pilots to fly.
- During the war, the airfield was used by Dakota aircraft and gliders preparing for the D-Day and Arnhem landings.
- Given today's gliders, getting a pilot to soar is not a problem.
- I used my monkey bar technique and had no problem controlling the glider.
- The nose pitched down and the glider rotated over its right leading edge.
- The club owns about 40 gliders, split into trainers and intermediate gliders.
- I continue to wonder why I can't learn to fly flex wing gliders.
- Single surface gliders are so much fun to fly.
- While most gliders are towed, then released, by a powered aircraft, some gliders are equipped with engine power to reach their target altitude.
- She took part in a week which saw both tandem and solo jumps, trips in gliders and sightseeing aircraft.
2A person or thing that glides.
滑翔员；滑行物；滑移物
the flying lemur is an efficient glider as well as climber
飞狐猴既可快速攀爬也会快速滑行。
Example sentencesExamples
- Like more familiar gliders, such as flying squirrels, flying snakes are not actually able to fly upward.
- A pelican is principally a glider, he notes.
- The question is, once it was airborne, was it just a glider, a weakly flapping flyer, or a strong flyer?
- Already, however, they were adept gliders and had become familiar with their territory.
- That principle is also at work in the spread between the feathers on the wing tips of the best low-speed gliders, such as vultures and hawks.
- Some researchers have proposed that the first pterosaurs were bipedal or quadrupedal arboreal gliders, but these hypotheses do not incorporate a robust phylogenetic and functional basis.
- And like flying squirrels, these anomalurids are accomplished gliders, leaping from the tops of trees and capable of agile bends and changes of direction.
- True flyers can thus move horizontally or even ascend at a steady speed, unlike gliders and parachuters (unless a strong wind carries one up).
- With large, broad wings, anhingids are excellent aerial soarers and gliders.
- Move on now to consider gliders and parachuters.
- So even though a change from gliding to flapping might be an easy idea to swallow, neither the several independently evolved gliders nor the fossil record lend it any support.
- Acrobates is a glider and has gliding membrane running from wrist to ankle.
- One scholar, for instance, suggested that flapping movements first evolved in a glider to improve maneuvering and/or braking.
- Gliding is in some senses a modified form of parachuting, in which lift forces are produced by an airfoil-type membrane, so most gliders could also be considered part-time parachuters.
- If the ancestor was not a glider, then its wings must have developed from another function of the arms.
3US A long swinging seat suspended from a frame in a porch.
〈美〉（长廊处的）摆动式长躺椅
Example sentencesExamples
- She flopped back down into the glider, setting it swinging wildly for a moment.
- As a bonus, you also have the opportunity to build two other benches, including a rocking patio glider and a gazebo bench, at a special price.
- He sat back down on the porch glider, and continued with his widdle work.
- Her eyes settled on a glider on the other side of the porch.
- When Claudette opened the back door she found him on the back porch already, sitting patiently on the glider, as though he hadn't expected to see her for a while.
- Music leaked softly from the windows behind him, when he'd resumed his seat on the glider.

词汇	glider
释义	Definition of glider in English: glider noun ˈɡlʌɪdəˈɡlaɪdər 1A light aircraft that is designed to fly without using an engine. 滑翔机 Example sentencesExamples The club owns about 40 gliders, split into trainers and intermediate gliders. But simulating a glider landing in a hostile environment wasn't easy. Below is a list of demo gliders we will have for pilots to fly. Using gliders, helicopters, remote-controlled models, micro-light aircraft and balloons the filmmakers were able to get the stunning footage. The motto came into being after one of the gliders crashed in a night-time training accident. During the war, the airfield was used by Dakota aircraft and gliders preparing for the D-Day and Arnhem landings. I continue to wonder why I can't learn to fly flex wing gliders. The nose pitched down and the glider rotated over its right leading edge. The pilot controls the glider with a stick. Prior to this time, he had been concerned with gliders and fixed-wing aircraft and, in 1918, designed a tri-motor bomber for the Spanish Air Force. He had some real success with this high performance tandem glider. I used my monkey bar technique and had no problem controlling the glider. While most gliders are towed, then released, by a powered aircraft, some gliders are equipped with engine power to reach their target altitude. She took part in a week which saw both tandem and solo jumps, trips in gliders and sightseeing aircraft. Another design was a multi-wing glider called the Katydid. He served as a glider pilot in the Army during the Second World War. In the first section the tow aircraft pulled the glider to the required altitude. After the chute was inflated the glider rotated a few times and righted itself. Single surface gliders are so much fun to fly. Given today's gliders, getting a pilot to soar is not a problem. 2A person or thing that glides. 滑翔员；滑行物；滑移物 the flying lemur is an efficient glider as well as climber 飞狐猴既可快速攀爬也会快速滑行。 Example sentencesExamples Move on now to consider gliders and parachuters. If the ancestor was not a glider, then its wings must have developed from another function of the arms. The question is, once it was airborne, was it just a glider, a weakly flapping flyer, or a strong flyer? With large, broad wings, anhingids are excellent aerial soarers and gliders. So even though a change from gliding to flapping might be an easy idea to swallow, neither the several independently evolved gliders nor the fossil record lend it any support. That principle is also at work in the spread between the feathers on the wing tips of the best low-speed gliders, such as vultures and hawks. Gliding is in some senses a modified form of parachuting, in which lift forces are produced by an airfoil-type membrane, so most gliders could also be considered part-time parachuters. A pelican is principally a glider, he notes. And like flying squirrels, these anomalurids are accomplished gliders, leaping from the tops of trees and capable of agile bends and changes of direction. Acrobates is a glider and has gliding membrane running from wrist to ankle. Some researchers have proposed that the first pterosaurs were bipedal or quadrupedal arboreal gliders, but these hypotheses do not incorporate a robust phylogenetic and functional basis. One scholar, for instance, suggested that flapping movements first evolved in a glider to improve maneuvering and/or braking. True flyers can thus move horizontally or even ascend at a steady speed, unlike gliders and parachuters (unless a strong wind carries one up). Like more familiar gliders, such as flying squirrels, flying snakes are not actually able to fly upward. Already, however, they were adept gliders and had become familiar with their territory. 2.1 another term for flying phalanger Example sentencesExamples Most pseudocheirids have a strongly prehensile tail (weakly so in the great glider and rock ringtail). Slow-moving animals and those living in trees - animals such as koalas, possums, and gliders - were most at risk. The petaurids include the striped possum, Leadbeater's possum, and wrist-winged gliders. 3US A long swinging seat suspended from a frame in a porch. 〈美〉（长廊处的）摆动式长躺椅 Example sentencesExamples She flopped back down into the glider, setting it swinging wildly for a moment. As a bonus, you also have the opportunity to build two other benches, including a rocking patio glider and a gazebo bench, at a special price. He sat back down on the porch glider, and continued with his widdle work. Her eyes settled on a glider on the other side of the porch. When Claudette opened the back door she found him on the back porch already, sitting patiently on the glider, as though he hadn't expected to see her for a while. Music leaked softly from the windows behind him, when he'd resumed his seat on the glider. Rhymes chider, cider, divider, eider, Guider, Haida, hider, Ida, insider, Oneida, outsider, provider, rider, Ryder, Saida, slider, spider, strider, stridor Definition of glider in US English: glider nounˈɡlīdərˈɡlaɪdər 1A light aircraft that is designed to fly for long periods without using an engine. 滑翔机 Example sentencesExamples Using gliders, helicopters, remote-controlled models, micro-light aircraft and balloons the filmmakers were able to get the stunning footage. The motto came into being after one of the gliders crashed in a night-time training accident. Another design was a multi-wing glider called the Katydid. He served as a glider pilot in the Army during the Second World War. But simulating a glider landing in a hostile environment wasn't easy. In the first section the tow aircraft pulled the glider to the required altitude. The pilot controls the glider with a stick. Prior to this time, he had been concerned with gliders and fixed-wing aircraft and, in 1918, designed a tri-motor bomber for the Spanish Air Force. He had some real success with this high performance tandem glider. After the chute was inflated the glider rotated a few times and righted itself. Below is a list of demo gliders we will have for pilots to fly. During the war, the airfield was used by Dakota aircraft and gliders preparing for the D-Day and Arnhem landings. Given today's gliders, getting a pilot to soar is not a problem. I used my monkey bar technique and had no problem controlling the glider. The nose pitched down and the glider rotated over its right leading edge. The club owns about 40 gliders, split into trainers and intermediate gliders. I continue to wonder why I can't learn to fly flex wing gliders. Single surface gliders are so much fun to fly. While most gliders are towed, then released, by a powered aircraft, some gliders are equipped with engine power to reach their target altitude. She took part in a week which saw both tandem and solo jumps, trips in gliders and sightseeing aircraft. 2A person or thing that glides. 滑翔员；滑行物；滑移物 the flying lemur is an efficient glider as well as climber 飞狐猴既可快速攀爬也会快速滑行。 Example sentencesExamples Like more familiar gliders, such as flying squirrels, flying snakes are not actually able to fly upward. A pelican is principally a glider, he notes. The question is, once it was airborne, was it just a glider, a weakly flapping flyer, or a strong flyer? Already, however, they were adept gliders and had become familiar with their territory. That principle is also at work in the spread between the feathers on the wing tips of the best low-speed gliders, such as vultures and hawks. Some researchers have proposed that the first pterosaurs were bipedal or quadrupedal arboreal gliders, but these hypotheses do not incorporate a robust phylogenetic and functional basis. And like flying squirrels, these anomalurids are accomplished gliders, leaping from the tops of trees and capable of agile bends and changes of direction. True flyers can thus move horizontally or even ascend at a steady speed, unlike gliders and parachuters (unless a strong wind carries one up). With large, broad wings, anhingids are excellent aerial soarers and gliders. Move on now to consider gliders and parachuters. So even though a change from gliding to flapping might be an easy idea to swallow, neither the several independently evolved gliders nor the fossil record lend it any support. Acrobates is a glider and has gliding membrane running from wrist to ankle. One scholar, for instance, suggested that flapping movements first evolved in a glider to improve maneuvering and/or braking. Gliding is in some senses a modified form of parachuting, in which lift forces are produced by an airfoil-type membrane, so most gliders could also be considered part-time parachuters. If the ancestor was not a glider, then its wings must have developed from another function of the arms. 3US A long swinging seat suspended from a frame in a porch. 〈美〉（长廊处的）摆动式长躺椅 Example sentencesExamples She flopped back down into the glider, setting it swinging wildly for a moment. As a bonus, you also have the opportunity to build two other benches, including a rocking patio glider and a gazebo bench, at a special price. He sat back down on the porch glider, and continued with his widdle work. Her eyes settled on a glider on the other side of the porch. When Claudette opened the back door she found him on the back porch already, sitting patiently on the glider, as though he hadn't expected to see her for a while. Music leaked softly from the windows behind him, when he'd resumed his seat on the glider.
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