hang glider
noun
a kitelike glider consisting of a V-shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
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Nearby words
hang around, hang back, hang behind, hang by a thread, hang fire, hang glider, hang gliding, hang in, hang in the balance, hang it, hang loose
Origin of hang glider
First recorded in 1925–30
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