hang gliding

American  

noun

1. the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider.

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Etymology

Origin of hang gliding

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“I always had imagined that he’d be hang gliding until he couldn’t walk.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Sure, they might not reach the sheer gravity-defying verticality seen in Mario Kart 8’s originals — the endless transitions from hang gliding and underwater driving to anti-gravity wall-riding.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022

On a cloudy day just after a hard rain, Rauch pointed up from Samish Overlook to other members of the club who were hang gliding overhead.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

I mean we got to do so many things, hang gliding.

From Fox News • Apr. 23, 2020

“Tons of places. I wanted to do cool stuff, like surfing in Morocco, hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro, and maybe swimming with dolphins in Mexico—see? Dolphins, not sharks,” Rufus says.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera