'Glider' definitions:
Definition of 'glider'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces [syn: glider, sailplane]
Definition of 'Glider'
From: GCIDE
- Glider \Glid"er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, glides. [1913 Webster]
- 2. a heavier-than-air flying machine similar to an airplane, but without an engine. It is typically towed to a high altitide by a powered aircraft and then glides to earth with no other source of power. [PJC]
- 3. a type of seat used on porches or in gardens, which is mounted on a frame so that it may glide forward and backward. [PJC]