A hang-glider is a type of glider, made from large piece of cloth fixed to a frame. It is used to fly from high places, with the pilot hanging underneath.
2. countable noun
A hang-glider is a person who flies using a hang-glider.
hang-glider in British English
noun
an unpowered aircraft consisting of a large cloth wing stretched over a light framework from which the pilot hangs in a harness, using a horizontal bar to control the flight
Derived forms
hang-gliding (ˈhang-gliding)
noun
Examples of 'hang-glider' in a sentence
hang-glider
Unless you've a hang-glider, this means two accident-prone motorways.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS
Graham was the first to spot the two guards on the helipad and he rolled his hang-glider to the left to deal with them.