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glider::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sailplane |
| Type of | heavier-than-air craft |
| Has types | hang glider |
| Derivation | glide |
Examples of glider
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The new glider instead harnessed the temperature difference at different depths.
From the newscientist.com
A military band played as the glider-like plane took off to a round of applause.
From the washingtonpost.com
To what extent was the plane acting like a glider, using updrafts to stay aloft.
From the latimes.com
A biplane glider Microraptor gui from China compared with the Wright 1903 Flyer.
From the sciencedaily.com
In March that year the RAAF issued a specification for a small transport glider.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of D-Day.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The pilot of the glider was Ruben Bakker, his mother-in-law Deborah Tjarks said.
From the chron.com
They said the glider came apart in the air, and the debris fell over open fields.
From the denverpost.com
In 2005, I gave a lecture in Nottingham, England, to the national glider society.
From the forbes.com
- Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
- (gliding) glide: the activity of flying a glider
- Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. ...
- Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California, formed in 1991. The group gained popularity in 1994 following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones".
- Glider, also known as WoWGlider or MMOGlider, is a bot which interoperates with the World of Warcraft. As of 2008, it has sold approximately 100,000 copies.
- The glider is a pattern that travels across the board in Conway's Game of Life. It was first discovered by Richard K. Guy in 1970, while John Conway's group was attempting to track the evolution of the R-pentomino. ...
- Glider is an EP by My Bloody Valentine, released in April 1990 by Creation Records. The EP was also the group's first release on the Sire Records label in the USA. The lead track, "Soon", was later included on the Loveless album.
- A glider or platform rocker is a type of rocking chair that moves as a swing seat, where the entire frame consists of a seat attached to the base by means of a double-rocker four-bar linkage. ...
- (Gliders) A glider is a plastic runner which sits inside the track. The hooks on your curtain hook in to these runners. Gliders allow you to pull your curtain across your window.
