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.
hang gliders
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pluralof hang glider.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Palau de Noguera is located near Àger - an area popular with paragliders and hang gliders on the edge of the Pyrenees in north-eastern Spain.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many local hang gliders said Simoneau was fearless, and though his biggest passion was a risky one, he was careful in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
And in Switzerland, authorities closed airspace in a sliver of the country after recreational hang gliders hampered efforts to fight a persistent wildfire.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Boscarol entered the aircraft industry through his hobby: flying hang gliders.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2022
And then, like a gust of wind, the music picks us up and we are flying in hang gliders like birds over the mountains, swooping in valleys and rising over peaks.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
