glide

To move smoothly and quietly, with little effort or difficulty.

• The boat glided across the lake.
• She glides across the dance floor.
• We watched the skaters glide over the ice.

How to use it: glide across/over/through something (The boat glided through the still water.)

Similar words: slide, slip

Common phrases: glide across something, glide over something, glide through something

To move through the air without using power, usually slowly losing height.

• The eagle glided above the trees.
• A feather glides slowly down through the air.
• We watched the birds glide without moving their wings.

How to use it: glide above/over something (The bird glided over the valley.)

Similar words: soar, float

Common phrases: glide through something, glide above something, glide down

To fly an aircraft without engine power, or travel in an aircraft that has no engine.

• The pilot glided to a safe landing.
• Can you glide a plane after its engine stops?
• She learned to glide at a nearby airfield.

Common phrases: glide an aircraft, glide to land, glide a plane