gliders
nounUK /ˈɡlaɪ.dəz/
US /ˈɡlaɪ.dɚz/
Gliders are light airplanes that fly without an engine, using air currents to stay up.
The gliders circled silently above the hills all afternoon.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Small animals that glide through the air, like flying squirrels.
Sugar gliders can glide from tree to tree.
3. Chairs or rockers that move back and forth on a fixed base.
Grandma rocked the baby in the glider by the window.
4. People or things that move smoothly and effortlessly.
The dancers were gliders across the stage.