glider

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English glider, glydare, equivalent to glide +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: glī'də(r), IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪdɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ) === Noun === glider (plural gliders) One who glides. Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane. A pilot of glider aircraft. Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the marsupial gliding possums of Australia. Synonym of glide (“cap affixed to base of legs of furniture”). A kind of garden swing. (cellular automata) In the Game of Life, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid. Hypernym: spaceship (by extension) Any spaceship in a cellular automaton, especially one which exhibits glide reflection. A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly that glide on out-held wings while flying, such as the common glider, Tramea loewii, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Pacific. ==== Hyponyms ==== hang glider, motor glider, paraglider, sailplane ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== glider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “glider”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Dilger, Gilder, gilder, girdle, girled, gridle, regild, ridgel == Swedish == === Verb === glider present indicative of glida === Anagrams === redlig