glide vs flight

flight vs glide

glide and flight both are nouns.

glide and flight both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No
flight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flight is a hypernym of glide; that is, flight is a word with a broader meaning than glide:

glide: the activity of flying a glider
flight: an instance of traveling by air

Other hypernyms of glide include flying.

glide (noun)	flight (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	an instance of traveling by air
the activity of flying a glider	the act of escaping physically
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant	a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
	a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
	passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
	an air force unit smaller than a squadron
	a formation of aircraft in flight
	a flock of flying birds
	the path followed by an object moving through space

glide (verb)	flight (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly	decorate with feathers
fly in or as if in a glider plane	fly in a flock
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly	shoot a bird in flight

Difference between glide and flight

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