Thesaurus results for GLIDER

glider

noun

Definition of glider

as in sailplane

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Recent Examples of glider That meant the design had to favor stability and efficiency, almost like a giant paper glider. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026 This three-piece bistro set includes two comfortable gliders and a convenient side table that holds your snacks and beverages. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for glider

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Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.

— Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.

— David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023

Definition of sailplane

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Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.

— Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Definition of biplane

Noun

The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.

— Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024

Definition of trimotor

Noun

Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024

Definition of triplane

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