paraglider
Americannoun
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paragliders
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Also called parawing. a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters.
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a person who engages in paragliding.
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The gliderport sits between the UC San Diego campus and the Pacific, sending skyward a steady stream of paraglider pilots and the occasional model airplane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
It was 2013, and he was photographing wheat fields in Kansas from his motorized paraglider.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
A paraglider was "incredibly lucky" to survive, suffering only minor injuries after his parachute failed, firefighters have said.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
A paraglider is an elongated parachute designed to glide with a pilot suspended in a seated position.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The paraglider belongs to the envoy, the spokesperson said, suggesting he managed to bring it past border security thanks to his diplomatic immunity.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2023
Oceanwide also owes back taxes to Los Angeles County and money to repay the city for security put in place in response to the graffiti and other incidents including BASE-jumping paragliders leaping form the towers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Lawyers for the group had suggested they were actually displaying images of a parachute emoji rather than paragliders, and claimed police had "mistaken" what they saw that day.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
Quaye was one of only four Ghanaian paragliders to fly solo at this year's festival, two of whom live outside Ghana.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022
Paralegals become paragliders, wind in their salt-bleached hair; English speakers give up the easy fluency of their native language and spend a week tripping over foreign phrases that any local child could pronounce.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
Using powered paragliders, also known as paramotors, the 15-member group has been dropping packages of water, instant noodles, rice and other dried foods to villagers to help them make it through until the floods recede.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
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