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hang glider
noun
- a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
hang-glider
noun
- an unpowered aircraft consisting of a large cloth wing stretched over a light framework from which the pilot hangs in a harness, using a horizontal bar to control the flight
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Derived Forms
- ˈhang-gliding, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hang glider1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
I especially enjoy the scene where he uses a kite as a hang-glider.
From The Daily Beast
As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.
From Project Gutenberg
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