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Definition of Gliding
1. Noun. The activity of flying a glider.
Generic synonyms: Flight, Flying
Specialized synonyms: Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Parasailing
Derivative terms: Glide, Glide, Sailplane, Soar, Soar
Definition of Gliding
1. Noun. The hobby, sport(,) or act of flying a glider. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of glide) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gliding
1. glide [v] - See also: glide
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gliding
Literary usage of Gliding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical by Henry Gray (1867)
"gliding joint ; articulation by plane surfaces, which glide upon each other. ...
gliding movement is the most simple kind of motion that can take place in a ..."
2. The Mechanics of the Aeroplane: A Study of the Principles of Flight by Émile Auguste Duchêne, John Henry Ledeboer, Thomas O'Brien Hubbard (1916)
"gliding flight denned. Examination of formula (21) shows that in ... This is
known as gliding flight. 39. Variation of the slope of gliding flight with the ..."
3. A System of human anatomy, general and special by Erasmus Wilson, George Buchanan, Henry Edward Clark (1880)
"gliding is the simple movement of one articular surface on another, ... gliding is,
in certain joints, accompanied by what is known as coaptation, that is, ..."
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