hang gliding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hang gliding
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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“I always had imagined that he’d be hang gliding until he couldn’t walk.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
Sure, they might not reach the sheer gravity-defying verticality seen in Mario Kart 8’s originals — the endless transitions from hang gliding and underwater driving to anti-gravity wall-riding.
From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022
On a cloudy day just after a hard rain, Rauch pointed up from Samish Overlook to other members of the club who were hang gliding overhead.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021
I mean we got to do so many things, hang gliding.
From Fox News • Apr. 23, 2020
“It looks like the Wonder Dome,” said Akimi, “when it’s not doing its kaleidoscope thing or running a video that makes you think the building is hang gliding across Alaska, which totally made me airsick.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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