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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplaneur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: planœʁ
"Le planeur silencieux volait au-dessus des vallées."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An aircraft designed to fly without an engine, supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces.
"The pilot silently maneuvered the glider through the mountain thermal currents." - 2
An animal, such as a flying squirrel or sugar glider, that has adapted anatomical membranes to glide through the air between trees.
"The nocturnal marsupial glider leaped effortlessly from the eucalyptus branch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'glide', originating from Old English 'glīdan', meaning to move smoothly and continuously. The suffix '-er' was added in the 19th century to denote an aircraft or animal adapted for gliding flight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glider" is said worldwide
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planeur
Transliteration: planœʁ
"Le planeur silencieux volait au-dessus des vallées."
Gleiter
Transliteration: ɡlaɪ̯tɐ
"Der Gleiter flog lautlos durch die Thermik."
aliante
Transliteration: aˈljante
"L'aliante ha sfruttato la corrente d'aria ascensionale."
planeador
Transliteration: planeaˈðor
"El planeador surcaba el cielo sin motor."
planador
Transliteration: plaˈnaðoɾ
"O esquilo planador saltou de árvore em árvore."
ग्लाइडर
Transliteration: glaidar
"ग्लाइडर बिना इंजन के हवा में उड़ता है।"
滑翔机
Transliteration: huáxiángjī
"滑翔机在晴朗的天空中无声地飞行。"
글라이더
Transliteration: geullaideo
"활공기가 조용한 하늘을 날고 있다."
グライダー
Transliteration: guraidā
"グライダーはエンジンなしで空を飛ぶ。"
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