English Explanatory Dictionary

hang glider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
  2. The rider of such a craft.

Pronunciation

hăng glī'də /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hang glider.wav [heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɚ]

Word forms

hang glider hang gliders hang-glider

Etymology

Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).

Related words

hang glide hang gliding
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