hang glider


hang glider

noun

Definition of HANG GLIDER

: a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill
hang glide intransitive verb
hang glid·ing noun

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First Known Use of HANG GLIDER

1930

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