gliding
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glide
(glīd)v. glid·ed, glid·ing, glides
v.intr.
1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide.
2. To move silently and furtively: The thief glided across the room.
3. To occur or pass imperceptibly: The autumn days glided by.
4. To fly without propulsion from wings or an engine.
5. Music To blend one tone into the next; slur.
6. Linguistics To articulate a glide in speech.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly: glided the key into the lock.
2. To operate or fly (an aircraft) without propulsion from wings or an engine: She glided the paraglider over the trees.
n.
1. The act of gliding.
2. Music A slur.
3. Linguistics
a. The transitional sound produced by passing from the articulatory position of one speech sound to that of another.
b. See semivowel.
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gliding
(ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ)n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) the sport of flying in a glider
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Noun | 1. | gliding - the activity of flying a glider hang gliding - gliding in a hang glider paragliding, parasailing - gliding in a parasail |
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Translations
التَحْلِيقُ في الـجَوّطيران شِراعي
bezmotorové létání
svæveflyvning
purjelento
jedriličarenje
siklórepülés
svifflug
グライダー競技
활공
bezmotorové lietanie
jadralno letenje
segelflygning
การร่อน
plânörcülükplanörle uçmaplânörle uçma
môn tàu lượn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
gliding
[ˈglaɪdɪŋ] n → vol m à voileMy hobby is gliding → Le vol à voile est mon passe-temps favori.
to go gliding → faire du vol à voile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gliding
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glide
(glaid) verb1. to move smoothly and easily. The dancers glided across the floor.
2. to travel by or fly a glider.
noun a gliding movement.
ˈglider noun a small, light aeroplane which has no engine.
ˈgliding noun the flying of gliders. I enjoy gliding.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
gliding
→ التَحْلِيقُ في الـجَوّ bezmotorové létání svæveflyvning Gleiten ανεμόπτερο vuelo sin motor purjelento vol plané jedriličarenje volo planato グライダー競技 활공 zweefvliegsport glideflyging szybownictwo voo com planador планеризм segelflygning การร่อน planörle uçma môn tàu lượn 滑行Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009