Glider
WordNet
noun
(1) Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
WiktionaryText
Etymology
to glide + -er
Noun
- Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight
- A sailplane
- Anything that glides, especially an animal or aircraft
- A pilot of glider aircraft.
- In the Game of Life cellular automaton, a configuration which recurs periodically, each time at a fixed offset from the last appearance.
Synonyms
types of glider
- hang glider
- motor glider
- paraglider
- sailplane
- sugar glider