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hang gliding

American  

noun

  1. the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider.


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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