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glider

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/

Noun

One who glides. / Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane. / A pilot of glider aircraft. / Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.

Japanese Meaning

滑空する者（滑るという意味で、単に滑空する対象を指す場合） / 無動力飛行のために設計された航空機、すなわち滑空機またはセイルプレーンのこと / 滑空機の操縦士、すなわちグライダーのパイロット / 滑空能力を持つ動物、例として滑空するポッサムなど

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As the orchestra swelled, the glider swept across the ballroom floor with effortless grace.

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オーケストラが盛り上がると、滑空する人は舞踏場の床をたおやかに滑るように進んだ。

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Sense（1）

One who glides.

Sense（2）

Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.

Sense（3）

A pilot of glider aircraft.

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Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.

Sense（5）

Synonym of glide (“cap affixed to base of legs of furniture”)

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.

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A kind of garden swing.

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(mathematics) In the Game of Life cellular automaton, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.

In Conway's Life interesting effects can be obtained by colliding gliders.

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Sense（8）

A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain.

Sense（9）

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly that glide on out-held wings while flying, such as the common glider, Tramea loewii, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Pacific.

gliders

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