Usually means: Distance traveled per altitude lost.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (glide ratio)

noun:  (aviation) The instantaneous ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall for a glider.
noun:  The maximum ratio of horizontal speed to rate of fall that a glider can maintain.

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