hang glider
See also: hang-glider
English
Etymology
Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).
Noun
hang glider (plural hang gliders)
- An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
- The rider of such a craft.
Related terms
Translations
aircraft
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rider
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Further reading
Hang gliding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia