paraglider

noun

para·​glid·​er ˈper-ə-ˌglī-dər 

ˈpa-rə-

1

: a modified parachute used for paragliding

2

: a person who paraglides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The test saw a paraglider drop twice from a dozen miles high in the Earth’s stratosphere. —Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Jan. 2023

Officials are searching a section of the Missouri River for a paraglider who has been missing for over a week. —Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Nov. 2022

There was one person on board the plane and one person using the paraglider, the statement said. —Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021

The single-engine Cessna 208 crashed Tuesday morning shortly after colliding with a paraglider outside of Fulshear, just west of Houston, a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said. —Kay Jones And Tina Burnside, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021

The operation was delayed when someone in a paraglider took off and flew right into their work zone, forcing them to suspend flight operations until the skies were clear. —David Williams, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021

For paraglider enthusiasts, that quiet is a big part of the appeal. —Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021

Early prototypes of the modern hang glider and paraglider were invented by Francis Rogallo, a Stanford aeronautical engineer from Fresno, and his wife, Gertrude, in the 1950s. —Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021

Cohen thought about a paraglider who, on a similar spring day in 2018, set the local record for distance with a 155-mile flight in the same direction. —Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1