| NOUN | artifact | glider, sailplane | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces |
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| Sounds | glay'der | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces. | |
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| Synonym | sailplane | |
| Narrower | hang glider | A glider resembling a large kite |
| Broader | heavier-than-air craft | A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
| Spanish | planeador, velero | |
| Catalan | planador | |
| Verbs | glide | move smoothly and effortlessly |
| glide | fly in or as if in a glider plane | |
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