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单词 hang glider
释义

hang glider


noun

a kitelike glider consisting of a V-shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.

Origin of hang glider

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby hang glider

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Example sentences from the Web for hang glider

  • I especially enjoy the scene where he uses a kite as a hang-glider.

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  • As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.

    The Revolutions of Time|Jonathan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for hang glider

hang-glider

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 of hang-glider

hang-gliding, noun
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