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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Examples of hang glider in a Sentence

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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 Today’s great photo is from staff photographer Allen J. Schaben of a hang glider at Dockweiler State Beach. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 Enjoy the ocean breeze and the sight of hang gliders soaring above the cliffs. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024 The tallest peak rises 400 feet above piercing blue Lake Michigan—high enough for a hang glider to take off. Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2023 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 13 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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