paraglider

American  

[par-uh-glahy-der] / ˈpær əˌglaɪ dər /

noun

1. 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.

2. a person who engages in paragliding.

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Etymology

Origin of paraglider

First recorded in 1940–45; para- ³ + glider

Example Sentences

There are different variations of paramotors, but generally, the most common type sees a pilot suspended from a motor-powered paraglider that they can steer.

From BBC

Fans have left their own tributes beneath one of the skydiver's final social media posts, a video of him working on the motor of his paraglider.

From BBC

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

It was 2013, and he was photographing wheat fields in Kansas from his motorized paraglider.

From New York Times

Drones are an improvement from his paraglider days, when his engine might cut out midair, forcing a landing.

From New York Times