hang glider

noun

: a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill
hang glide intransitive verb
hang gliding noun

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Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025 The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 Arthur Simoneau Arthur Simoneau was described by those who knew him as a passionate and fearless hang glider, The Los Angeles Times reported. David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 On a major Jewish holiday, Hamas fighters descended on southern Israeli communities via pickup trucks, boats and motorized hang gliders. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hang glider 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hang glider was in 1930

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“Hang glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20glider. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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hang glider

noun
: a glider which resembles a kite and from which a rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill
hang glide verb
hang gliding noun

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