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midglide

midglide noun: a point in time during a glide.

Noun

midglide (uncountable)

  1. A point in time during a glide.
    • He dug back in, dragging his knuckles across the keys, and then he held out both arms straight, like a condor in midglide.2009 September 25, Nate Chinen, “It Feels Like Home: The Sounds of Coltrane”, in New York Times
    • Jake headed upriver, fighting gusts that hit him square in the chest and stopped his skis in midglide. He felt like a boxer pummeled by a constant rain of blows, fighting to keep his balance.2011, William Durbin, The Darkest Evening, page 195

Origin of midglide

From mid- + glide.

Questions about midglide

What does midglide mean?
Midglide means a point in time during a glide.
What part of speech is midglide?
Midglide is a noun.

Words near midglide in the dictionary

  1. midgie
  2. midgies
  3. Midginbil
  4. Midgley
  5. Midgleys
  6. midglide
  7. midgrade
  8. midgrass
  9. midgrasses
  10. midground
  11. midgrounds

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