paraglider
noun
para·glid·er ˈper-ə-ˌglī-dər 
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a modified parachute used for paragliding
2
: a person who paraglides
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There was one person on board the plane and one person using the paraglider, the statement said. 
Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 The single-engine Cessna 208 crashed Tuesday morning shortly after colliding with a paraglider outside of Fulshear, just west of Houston, a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said. Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 The operation was delayed when someone in a paraglider took off and flew right into their work zone, forcing them to suspend flight operations until the skies were clear. David Williams, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021 For paraglider enthusiasts, that quiet is a big part of the appeal. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021 Early prototypes of the modern hang glider and paraglider were invented by Francis Rogallo, a Stanford aeronautical engineer from Fresno, and his wife, Gertrude, in the 1950s. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021 Cohen thought about a paraglider who, on a similar spring day in 2018, set the local record for distance with a 155-mile flight in the same direction. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021 But his paraglider sleigh got caught in some power lines, suspending the man for an hour before firefighters safely lowered him to the ground. Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020 The paraglider was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the release said. Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020 See More
Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 The single-engine Cessna 208 crashed Tuesday morning shortly after colliding with a paraglider outside of Fulshear, just west of Houston, a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said. Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 The operation was delayed when someone in a paraglider took off and flew right into their work zone, forcing them to suspend flight operations until the skies were clear. David Williams, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021 For paraglider enthusiasts, that quiet is a big part of the appeal. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021 Early prototypes of the modern hang glider and paraglider were invented by Francis Rogallo, a Stanford aeronautical engineer from Fresno, and his wife, Gertrude, in the 1950s. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021 Cohen thought about a paraglider who, on a similar spring day in 2018, set the local record for distance with a 155-mile flight in the same direction. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021 But his paraglider sleigh got caught in some power lines, suspending the man for an hour before firefighters safely lowered him to the ground. Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020 The paraglider was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the release said. Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- (it's) no biggie
- (it) serves (someone) right
- (just) one of those days
- (let's) face it
- (like) water off a duck's back
- (many) happy returns
- (one's) age is catching up to one
- (only) time will tell
- (out) in/into the open
- (right) under someone's nose
- (right) up/down someone's alley
- (sitting) in the catbird seat
- (someone's) courage fails him/her
- (somewhere) in the region of
- (the right of) first refusal
- (the) back of beyond
- (the) cat has someone's tongue
- (the) crowd
- (the) deuce
- (the) goods
- (the) herd
- (the) last someone heard
- (the) last someone saw
- (the) masses
- (the) mob