Glide in Japanese
In Japanese
滑空する
kakkū suru
Definition
Definition in EnglishTo fly smoothly and quietly without an engine pushing, slowly coming down, as a glider or a bird with still wings does.
Definition in Japaneseエンジンの力を使わずに、少しずつ高度を下げながらなめらかに静かに飛ぶこと。
Example sentences
あのトンビ見て。一回も羽ばたかないで、ずっと輪を描いて滑空してる。
Look at that hawk — it hasn't flapped once, it's just gliding around in circles.
新婚旅行でパラグライダーをやって、湾の上を滑空したんだ。今でも自分がやったなんて信じられない。
On our honeymoon we went paragliding and glided right over the bay — I still can't believe I did it.