hang glider

noun

1. 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.

hang-glider

noun

1. 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

• ˈhang-gliding, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hang glider¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

I especially enjoy the scene where he uses a kite as a hang-glider.

From The Daily Beast

As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.

From Project Gutenberg