Thesaurus: glade

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1. n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
2. n. An everglade.
3. n. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice.
4. n. a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
5. 1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. There interspersed in lawns and opening glades. Pope. 2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.] 3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.] Bottom glade. See under Bottom. -- Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and other birds in forest glades.
6. n:100 n a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area