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Slider

/ˈslaɪdɚ/

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

📖 Definitions of "Slider"

noun
  1. 1

    An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

    "The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."

  2. 2

    A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.

  3. 3

    The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

    "The slide closed the highway."

  4. 4

    An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.

noun
  1. 1

    Agent noun of slide: one who slides.

  2. 2

    A sliding door.

  3. 3

    A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

  4. 4

    A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.

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