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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Origin of hang glider

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby hang glider

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