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| eagle ray |
any of a family of marine rays with a sharp, eaglelike head, able to glide very swiftly through the water. |
| flying fish |
any of several related marine fishes with stiff, enlarged pectoral or pelvic fins that enable them to glide in the air after leaping from the water. |
| flying gunnard |
any of several mostly tropical marine fishes with colorful winglike pectoral fins that enable them to glide above the water for short distances. |
| glide |
to cause to glide. [1/9 definitions] |
| gurnard |
any of a family of marine fishes having enlarged pectoral fins with which they can glide through the air for short distances; flying gurnard or butterfly fish. [1/2 definitions] |
| sashay |
(informal) to flounce or glide along. [1/2 definitions] |
| skate1 |
to move along on ice skates or roller skates, or as though on such skates; glide or skim. [1/2 definitions] |
| skim |
to fly or glide lightly over. [2/8 definitions] |
| skitter |
to skip, bounce, or glide lightly and quickly over a surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| soar |
to fly or glide swiftly, effortlessly, and usu. at a great height. [1/4 definitions] |
| swim |
to glide or flow as though moving through water. [1/10 definitions] |
| volplane |
to glide in or as if in an airplane with the engine turned off. [1/2 definitions] |
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