midglide

English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ glide.

Noun

midglide (uncountable)

1. A point in time during a glide.
   • 2009 September 25, Nate Chinen, “It Feels Like Home: The Sounds of Coltrane”, in New York Times‎:

     He dug back in, dragging his knuckles across the keys, and then he held out both arms straight, like a condor in midglide.

   • 2011, William Durbin, The Darkest Evening, page 195:

     Jake headed upriver, fighting gusts that hit him square in the chest and stopped his skis in midglide. He felt like a boxer pummeled by a constant rain of blows, fighting to keep his balance.