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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
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British Dictionary definitions for hang glider

hang-glider

noun
an unpowered aircraft consisting of a large cloth wing stretched over a light framework from which the pilot hangs in a harness, using a horizontal bar to control the flight

Derived forms of hang-glider

hang-gliding, noun
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