Hang Glider Definition

noun
A device resembling a kite from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding from a height.
American Heritage
The rider of such a device.
American Heritage
Alternative form of hang glider.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Hang Glider

Noun

Singular:
hang glider
Plural:
hang-gliders

Origin of Hang Glider

  • hang +"Ž glider, a calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang") +"Ž gleiten (“glide").

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