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hang glider
noun
: a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill
hang glide
intransitive verb
hang gliding
noun
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With a ridiculously slow stall speed of 30 km/h, the Archaeopteryx can take advantage of minute amounts of rising air at low altitude, normally the domain of paragliders or hang gliders.
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2013
Look out for hang gliders and paragliders easing off its summit.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2013
Look out for hang gliders and paragliders easing off its summit.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hang glider
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“Hang glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20glider. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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