glide vs travel

glide

verb
  • To pass with a glide, as the voice. 

  • To cause to glide. 

  • To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. 

  • To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish. 

noun
  • An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact. 

  • A bird, the glede or kite. 

  • The joining of two sounds without a break. 

  • A transitional sound, especially a semivowel. 

  • A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz. 

  • The act of gliding. 

  • A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor. 

travel

verb
  • To force to journey. 

  • To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball. 

  • To travel throughout (a place). 

  • To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit 

  • To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. 

noun
  • An account of one's travels. 

  • The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke. 

  • The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point. 

  • Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed. 

  • The act of traveling; passage from place to place. 

  • A series of journeys. 

How often have the words glide and travel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )