01 n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
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1.
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.“There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.” — Pope.
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2.
An everglade.[Local, U. S.]
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3.
An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice.[Local, U. S.]
Phrases & compounds
Bottom glade —
See under Bottom.
Glade net —
in England, a net used for catching woodcock and other birds in forest glades.