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gliding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glide, sailing, sailplaning, soaring |
| Type of | flight, flying |
| Has types | hang gliding, paragliding, parasailing |
| Derivation | glide |
Examples of gliding
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The high-tech, slim-line snow shoes give a sensation of gliding across the snow.
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I love the fact that the Economist is sparing some bytes of ink on hang gliding.
From the economist.com
The crew decided they would imitate the smooth moves and gliding from the video.
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Ordonez grinned humbly as he approached the dais, with his gentle, gliding gait.
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They say Naden remains the constant visitor, gliding between homes like a ghost.
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Gliders that are used for the sport of gliding have high aerodynamic efficiency.
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Soprano sax bounces about a gliding melody and beaming shuffle piloted by Walker.
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You can take the steep Sand Ladder Trail just south of the hang-gliding platform.
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They used those wings for gliding round their arboreal habitats and dodging foes.
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- Glide: the activity of flying a glider
- (glide) semivowel: a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
- (glide) move smoothly and effortlessly
- (glide) fly in or as if in a glider plane
- (glide) slide: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
- (glide) cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
- Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.
- Floating, gliding or sliding refers to a group of footwork-oriented dance techniques and styles closely related to popping, which attempt to create the illusion that the dancer's body is floating smoothly across the floor or that the legs are walking while the body travels in unexpected ...
- Gliding flight is heavier than air flight without the use of thrust. It is employed by gliding animals and by aircraft such as gliders. The most common human application of gliding flight is in sport and recreation using aircraft designed for this purpose. ...
