paraglider
noun
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.
paragliders
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pluralof paraglider.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
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
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
Hang gliders and paragliders have a rivalry that some compare to the tension between snowboarders and skiers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
