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glade † 
n. an open stretch or patch in the frozen surface of a waterway.
- 1953 Six inches from an open, dangerous glade we just missed a huge ballacater, then catapulted onto the risky ice.
- 1959 (Caption) The triangular patch at the upper right and the black patch at left center show open stretches of water--the "glades" which are avoided as danger spots by all winter river travellers.
- 1953 Six inches from an open, dangerous glade we just missed a huge ballacater, then catapulted onto the risky ice.