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midglide en · NOUN

Etymology

From mid- + glide.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: