- an open space in a wood or forest
- an everglade
Origin of glade
Middle English from glad, glad: origin, originally sense probably “bright, smooth place,” use similar to German lichtung, glade from licht, light, French clairière from clair, clear
Sunlight streams into a forest glade.
The definition of a glade is an open space in the woods.
An example of a glade is a clearing in the middle of a redwood forest.
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glade
noun
- An open space in a forest.
- A tract of marshland.
Origin of glade
Middle English perhaps from glad bright and shining ; see glad 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural glades)
Origin
From Middle English, glāde (“A gleam of light, bright space, an open space; an open or cleared space in a forest; a bright patch of sky; a bright surface of snow or ice”), also glode, glede, from Old English glæd (“shining, bright”), (cf Old Norse glaðr (“bright”)).
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Sentence Examples
- While these few scents do not represent a tremendous variety, if the Wisp continues to be a popular air freshener design, Glade is sure to release additional scents, particularly seasonal options for popular holidays.
- The continual release of fragrance from the Glade Wisp makes it a pleasing candle for many locations, and the variety of scents available for this discreet candle make it perfect for any home.
- While many of these candles can provide the appearance of flames without real fire, Glade flameless candles also offer a gentle burst of aroma for a luxurious scented candle option.
- After going through the wood for about a mile and a half they came out on a glade where troops of Tuchkov's corps were stationed to defend the left flank.
- In 1895 part of Glade township was annexed.
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