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gliding machine — gliding machine, = glider (def. 1). (Cf. ↑glider) … Useful english dictionary
Gliding angle — (A[ e]ronautics) The angle, esp. the least angle, at which a gliding machine or a[ e]roplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity without applied power. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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