hang glide

verb

variants or less commonly hang-glide
hang glided also hang-glided; hang gliding also hang-gliding; hang glides also hang-glides

intransitive verb

: to soar through the air using a hang glider
On a trip to Brazil, we saw some people hang gliding from the nearby mountain down to the beach.Sheila Gresinger
The escarpment is one of the best places to hang-glide in Queensland …Craig Tansley

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hang glide was in 1972

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“Hang glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20glide. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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