The difference between Glade and Meadow
When used as nouns, glade means an open passage through a wood, whereas meadow means a field or pasture.
check bellow for the other definitions of Glade and Meadow
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Glade as a noun:
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
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Glade as a noun (colloquial):
An everglade.
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Glade as a noun:
An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
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Glade as a noun:
A bright surface of ice or snow.
Examples:
"a glade of ice"
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Glade as a noun (obsolete):
A gleam of light.
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Glade as a noun (obsolete):
A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.
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Meadow as a noun:
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.
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Meadow as a noun:
Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rivers and in marshy places by the sea.
Examples:
"the salt meadows near Newark Bay"