liitokone — meaning in English

English meaning

• glider noun An aircraft designed to fly without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.

Senses

liitokone is used for these senses in English:

• glider Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.
• glider A pilot of glider aircraft.

glider — full definition

1. noun An aircraft designed to fly without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.
2. noun A person or animal capable of gliding, or a swinging porch chair that moves smoothly back and forth.

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