Glider

Noun

 * 1) Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight
 * 2) A sailplane
 * 3) Anything that glides, especially an animal or aircraft
 * 4) A pilot of glider aircraft.
 * 5)  In the Game of Life cellular automaton, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.

Synonyms
types of glider
 * hang glider
 * motor glider
 * paraglider
 * sailplane
 * sugar glider

Derived terms

 * glider gun