glide angle

noun Aeronautics.

the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.

Also called glide angle, gliding angle.

Origin:
1945–50

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glide path or glide slope

—n
	the approach path of an aircraft when landing, usually defined by a radar beam

glide slope or glide slope

—n

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