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Definitions for: Glade
[n] a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
Webster (1913) Definition: Glade, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
or clear defile.]
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.
Synonyms: clearing
See Also: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
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