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Pronunciation
AHD|/glī'd�(r)/
IPA|/�ɡlaɪd�(r)/
/<tt>"glaId@(r)</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-aɪd�(r)|Rhymes: -aɪd�(r)
Etymology
to glide + -er
Noun
en-noun
- An aircraft that flies without using an engine. If the pilot of a glider is hung beneath the wing, then the glider may be either a hang glider type or a paraglider. When the pilot is in a fuselage and not hung below the wing, then the glider may also be referred to as a sailplane.
- A vehicle without powertrain.
- (mathematics, game of life) A configuration which recurs periodically, each time at a fixed offset from the last appearance.
Derived terms
glider gun
gliderization
Translations
trans-top|aircraft without engine
Dutch: zweefvliegtuig n
Finnish: purjekone
French: planeur m
German: Segelflugzeug n
Hebrew: ���� m
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Italian: aliante
Polish: szybowiec m
Portuguese: planador m
Russian: план�� (plan'ór) m
Spanish: planeador, velero arg
Swedish: glidflygplan
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trans-top|vehicle without powertrain
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Spanish: glider m
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trans-top|in Conway's Game of life
Finnish: kulkuri
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Russian: план�� (plan'ór) m
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Translations to be checked
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The translations below need to be checked by knowledgeable speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.
ttbc|Lithuanian: sklandytuvas m (1, 2)
fr:glider
io:glider
it:glider
nl:glider
pl:glider
ru:glider
vi:glider
zh:glider
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