Glider

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glider \Glid"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, glides.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a heavier-than-air flying machine similar to an airplane,
        but without an engine. It is typically towed to a high


        altitide by a powered aircraft and then glides to earth
        with no other source of power.
        [PJC]
  
     3. a type of seat used on porches or in gardens, which is
        mounted on a frame so that it may glide forward and
        backward.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glider
       n : aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against
           its surfaces [syn: {sailplane}]