hang glider

hang glider

n.1. A device resembling a kite from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding from a height.2. The rider of such a device.

hang′ glid`er

n. a kitelike glider consisting of a V-shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped. [1925–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hang glider - a rider of a hang glider rider - a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
	2.	hang glider - a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a heightglider, sailplane - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

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