glider
/ˈɡlaɪdə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्लाइडर
ग्लाइडर, बिना इंजन का विमान
Core word
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a light aircraft that flies without an engine, using air currents
ग्लाइडर, बिना इंजन का विमान
- The glider was towed into the air by a small plane.
- NCC air wing cadets learn to fly gliders.
- The glider landed gently in the field.
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- He took his first flight in a glider last summer.
- A glider stays in the air by riding rising warm air.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a glider (countable noun)
A glider is a light aircraft without an engine that flies on air currents.
Glider बिना इंजन का हल्का विमान है जो हवा की धाराओं पर उड़ता है।
- The glider rose on a warm current of air.
- He learnt to fly a glider at a club.
in a glider / by glider
Use in a glider for a particular flight and by glider for the means, without an article.
किसी विशेष उड़ान के लिए 'in a glider' और साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by glider' लगता है।
- They flew in a glider over the hills.
- The mountain was crossed by glider.
glider + noun
It combines with nouns such as pilot, club and flight.
यह pilot, club और flight जैसे nouns के साथ आता है।
- The glider pilot checked the wind.
- A glider club meets near the airfield.
glider (other kinds)
Glider can also mean a swing seat that moves smoothly or a small possum that glides between trees (sugar glider).
Glider का अर्थ सहजता से चलने वाली झूला-कुर्सी या पेड़ों के बीच उड़ने वाला छोटा जानवर (sugar glider) भी हो सकता है।
- The porch has a glider chair.
- A sugar glider is a small gliding animal.
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verb + glider
flylaunchpilottowland
- The club tows the glider up with a small plane.
glider + noun
pilotclubwingflightschool
- She joined the glider club at the age of sixteen.
adjective + glider
lightsilentmodelhangpaper
- The boy made a paper glider and flew it across the room.
glider + preposition
glider over the valleyglider on the thermalsglider with two seatsglider without an engine
- A glider without an engine can stay in the air for hours.
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- The glider stayed in the air for three hours by using rising warm air.
ऊपर उठती गरम हवा का उपयोग करके glider तीन घंटे तक हवा में रहा।
- Radhika dreams of flying a glider over the Aravalli hills.
राधिका अरावली की पहाड़ियों के ऊपर glider उड़ाने का सपना देखती है।
- The Wright brothers first tested gliders before their powered plane.
राइट बंधुओं ने अपने इंजन वाले विमान से पहले gliders का परीक्षण किया था।
- He built a model glider from balsa wood for the science fair.
उसने विज्ञान मेले के लिए बाल्सा की लकड़ी से एक model glider बनाया।
- A glider has no engine, so it must be launched from a hill or towed.
Glider में इंजन नहीं होता, इसलिए उसे पहाड़ी से छोड़ना पड़ता है या खींचना पड़ता है।
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✗ He travelled to the village with glider.
✓ He travelled to the village by glider.
Use by plus a transport noun without an article for the means of travel.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by' के साथ transport noun लगता है।
✗ The glider fly without an engine.
✓ The glider flies without an engine.
A singular subject takes a verb with s.
Singular कर्ता के साथ s वाली verb आती है।