| 词汇 | glider |
| 释义 | glider noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡlaɪ.dər/ us /ˈɡlaɪ.dɚ/ an aircraft that has long fixed wings and no engine and flies by gliding滑翔机 MR1805/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages US a seat for one or two people that swings backwards and forwards, usually used on a porch (= a raised, covered area outside at the front or side of a house) /GettyImages a children's swing (= a hanging seat on which you can move backwards and forwards) for two people /GettyImages Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters air taxi airframe airplane amphibian autorotation biplane chopper copter drone hang-glider microlight octocopter quadcopter rotor seaplane shuttle superjumbo superplane turboprop UAV Before the invention of gasoline motors, the only planes were gliders. In the 1960s, some people began flying a new kind of small glider off the tops of hills. Modern gliders have much more control and are towed into the air by another plane or by a ground vehicle or machine. One was similar to a modern glider, another worked like a helicopter, and the third was a type of parachute. They added an engine to their glider to create the Wright Flyer I. On December 17, 1903, they made the first successful powered flight and changed history forever. When the glider is moving quickly enough, it is freed and the pilot glides on warm air to rise high in the sky. glider | American Dictionaryglider noun[ C ] us/ˈɡlɑɪ·dər/ an aircraft without an engine that flies by using its long, fixed wings to ride on air currents Examples of gliderglider Additionally, there are special arrangements for non-radio aircraft based within the area, and special provisions have been made for microlight aircraft, hang gliders and balloons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although gliders are allowed to fly through airways, they are not allowed to climb up airways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, in some airways, sharing arrangements exist which allow gliders access for soaring when airline traffic is low. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of our fast jet pilots were blooded in gliders of the air cadet movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hang-gliders are not registered and no official records are kept of accidents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some areas there are to be found gliders and microlight aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aircraft and the gliders take off and land on grass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Further investigations are being carried out to determine the most appropriate colour schemes for other slower moving training aircraft and gliders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The air cadets have a fleet of 150 modern gliders, of which 52 are motor gliders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not build gliders in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talked of gliders with light engines and various other things of that sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A few extra motor gliders could help to solve the problem of operations from airfields that are unsuitable for conventional gliders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has happened about my previous plea for a few more self-launching gliders? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gliders are at present permitted to cross airways in visual meteorological conditions by day without compliance with normal air traffic control rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there are the gliders which can carry ten or twelve soldiers each. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of glider These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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