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hang glider

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.

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