glade
/ɡleɪd
/noun
An open space in a wood or forest: a forest glade glades of birch...
- Others awaited Richard II on the battlements of Chester Castle, or in a glade of Sandiway Forest.
- I follow the trail back down through the forest, past glades of ferns glistening with the mist of slow-running falls on their way back to the ocean.
- They prefer open and semi-open habitat, and although two species can be found in forest glades, they usually avoid dense woodland.
Origin
Late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps related to glad1 or gleam, with reference to the comparative brightness of a clearing (obsolete senses of glade include 'a gleam of light' and 'a bright space between clouds').