Gleed

3 definitions found

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

  Glede \Glede\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[eth]a,
     Sw. glada. Cf. {Glide}, v. i.] (Zool.)
     The common European kite ({Milvus ictinus}). This name is
     also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also {glead},
     {gled}, {gleed}, {glade}, and {glide}.]
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Gleed \Gleed\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. gl[=e]d, fr. gl[=o]wan to glow
     as a fire; akin to D. gloed, G. glut, Icel. gl[=o][eth]. See
     {Glow}, v. i.]
     A live or glowing coal; a glede. [Archaic] --Chaucer.
     Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gleed, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
     Population (2000):    2947
     Housing Units (2000): 1137
     Land area (2000):     5.357588 sq. miles (13.876089 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.357588 sq. miles (13.876089 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26945
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             46.655778 N, 120.603859 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gleed, WA
      Gleed