gliding

  • 1Gliding — is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier than air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to… …

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  • 2gliding — gliding; para·gliding; …

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  • 3gliding — ▪ sport also called  soaring         flight in an unpowered heavier than air craft. Any engineless aircraft (airplane), from the simplest hang glider to a space shuttle on its return flight to the Earth, is a glider. The glider is powered by… …

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  • 4gliding — glide ► VERB 1) move with a smooth, quiet, continuous motion. 2) fly without power or in a glider. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of gliding. DERIVATIVES gliding noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 5Gliding — Glide Glide, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gliding}.] [AS. gl[=i]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG. gl[=i]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to E. glad.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along… …

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  • 6gliding — glid|ing [ˈglaıdıŋ] n [U] the sport of flying in a glider →↑hang gliding …

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  • 7gliding — [[t]gla͟ɪdɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gliding is the sport or activity of flying in a glider …

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  • 8gliding — noun (U) the sport of flying in a glider see also: hang gliding …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9gliding — /ˈglaɪdɪŋ/ (say gluyding) noun 1. the sport of flying in a glider. –adjective 2. (of a movement) smoothly executed: gliding swoops. –glidingly, adverb …

  • 10gliding — slydimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. glide; gliding; slip vok. Gleiten, n; Gleitflug, m; Schlupf, m rus. скольжение, n pranc. glissement, m …

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