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glider definition

glider (glīd′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that glides
  2. a heavier-than-air aircraft without an engine, using airflow to produce free flight
  3. ☆ a porch seat suspended in a frame so that it can glide or swing back and forth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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