hang glider

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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.

Origin of hang glider

First recorded in 1925–30

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Contemporary Examples

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

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

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Word Origin and History for hang-glider

n.

a type of popular flying device, 1971; see hang (v.) + glide (v.). The activity of hang-gliding is from the same time.