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Gliding — is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier than air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to… … Wikipedia
gliding — gliding; para·gliding; … English syllables
gliding — ▪ sport also called soaring flight in an unpowered heavier than air craft. Any engineless aircraft (airplane), from the simplest hang glider to a space shuttle on its return flight to the Earth, is a glider. The glider is powered by… … Universalium
gliding — glide ► VERB 1) move with a smooth, quiet, continuous motion. 2) fly without power or in a glider. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of gliding. DERIVATIVES gliding noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Gliding — Glide Glide, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gliding}.] [AS. gl[=i]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG. gl[=i]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to E. glad.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gliding — glid|ing [ˈglaıdıŋ] n [U] the sport of flying in a glider →↑hang gliding … Dictionary of contemporary English
gliding — [[t]gla͟ɪdɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gliding is the sport or activity of flying in a glider … English dictionary
gliding — noun (U) the sport of flying in a glider see also: hang gliding … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gliding — /ˈglaɪdɪŋ/ (say gluyding) noun 1. the sport of flying in a glider. –adjective 2. (of a movement) smoothly executed: gliding swoops. –glidingly, adverb …
gliding — slydimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. glide; gliding; slip vok. Gleiten, n; Gleitflug, m; Schlupf, m rus. скольжение, n pranc. glissement, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
gliding — slydimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. glide; gliding vok. Gleiten, n; Gleitflug, m; Schlupf, m rus. скольжение, n pranc. glissement, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas