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

“He didn’t live a life like he was old,” said Ravanfar, who said Simoneau had recently been flying in Owens Valley, which is to hang gliding as Mavericks is to surfing.

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

The last full report, from 2017, included six fatalities from paragliding and one from hang gliding.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

They are the stories of ordinary people who have sometimes done extraordinary things, such as Joanne Mellady, who after a double lung transplant in her 50s began hang gliding, skiing, skateboarding and traveling the world.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2020

“It looks like the Wonder Dome,” said Akimi, “when it’s not doing its kaleidoscope thing or running a video that makes you think the building is hang gliding across Alaska, which totally made me airsick.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein