hang glide

verb

variants or less commonly hang-glide

ˈhaŋ-ˌglīd 

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

Rhymes for hang glide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied