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单词 glider
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glider
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡlaɪ.dər/us
/ˈɡlaɪ.dɚ/
anaircraftthat haslongfixedwingsand noengineandfliesbygliding
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US
aseatfor one or twopeoplethatswingsbackwardsandforwards, usually used on aporch(= araised,coveredareaoutsideat thefrontorsideof ahouse)
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a children'sswing(= ahangingseaton which you canmovebackwardsandforwards)for twopeople
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(Definition ofgliderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Before the invention of gasoline motors, the only planes were gliders.
  • In the 1960s, some people began flying a new kind of small glider off the tops of hills.
  • Modern gliders have much more control and are towed into the air by another plane or by a ground vehicle or machine.
  • One was similar to a modern glider, another worked like a helicopter, and the third was a type of parachute.
  • They added an engine to their glider to create the Wright Flyer I. On December 17, 1903, they made the first successful powered flight and changed history forever.
  • When the glider is moving quickly enough, it is freed and the pilot glides on warm air to rise high in the sky.
glider
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡlaɪ.dər/us
/ˈɡlaɪ.dɚ/
anaircraftthat haslongfixedwingsand noengineandfliesbygliding
滑翔机

glider| American Dictionary

glider
noun[C]
us
/ˈɡlɑɪ·dər/
anaircraftwithout anenginethatfliesby usingitslong,fixedwingstorideonaircurrents
(Definition ofgliderfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Additionally, there are special arrangements for non-radio aircraft based within the area, and special provisions have been made for microlight aircraft, hang gliders and balloons.
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Although gliders are allowed to fly through airways, they are not allowed to climb up airways.
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Moreover, in some airways, sharing arrangements exist which allow gliders access for soaring when airline traffic is low.
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Many of our fast jet pilots were blooded in gliders of the air cadet movement.
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Hang-gliders are not registered and no official records are kept of accidents.
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In some areas there are to be found gliders and microlight aircraft.
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The aircraft and the gliders take off and land on grass.
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Further investigations are being carried out to determine the most appropriate colour schemes for other slower moving training aircraft and gliders.
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The air cadets have a fleet of 150 modern gliders, of which 52 are motor gliders.
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We do not build gliders in this country.
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He talked of gliders with light engines and various other things of that sort.
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A few extra motor gliders could help to solve the problem of operations from airfields that are unsuitable for conventional gliders.
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What has happened about my previous plea for a few more self-launching gliders?
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Gliders are at present permitted to cross airways in visual meteorological conditions by day without compliance with normal air traffic control rules.
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Then there are the gliders which can carry ten or twelve soldiers each.
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