glide slope
noun Aeronautics.
the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
Also called
glide angle,
gliding angle.
Origin of glide slope
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby glide slope
glib ice,
glidden,
glide,
glide path,
glide plane,
glide slope,
glide time,
glidepath,
glider,
gliding,
gliding bacteria