glider
n.
engineless aircraft; hang-glider; person or thing which glides
Glider
glider
Noun
1. aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
(synonym) sailplane
(hypernym) heavier-than-air craft
(hyponym) hang glider
(derivation) glide
Glider
(n.)
One who, or that which, glides.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Glider
A heavier-than-air aircraft, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces and whose free flight does not depend principally on an engine.
(14CFR1)