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