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Word entry · 6 letters

glider

Best crossword clue

"Engine-free aircraft"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted degilrStarts with GEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

Word origin

From Middle English glider, glydare, equivalent to glide + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • The left drawer runner is probably replaced. Nail holes on the upper surface of the stretchers suggest the piece once had a bottom shelf. Modern metal gliders have been added under the feet.
  • Francine sat in the glider on the porch, swinging lightly, her mind a thousand miles away. The chain squeaked a little, almost like a cricket.
  • Then I went into the backyard, which had a flower-covered arbor, a small garden wall, and room behind it for a garden. Swings and gliders adorned the yard.

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