paraglider
noun
para·glid·er
ˈper-ə-ˌglī-dər 
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a modified parachute used for paragliding
2
: a person who paraglides
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Look out for hang gliders and paragliders launching off its summit.
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James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The military junta in Myanmar dropped at least one bomb from a paraglider, killing at least 18 people and injuring another 45, some of them seriously, at a vigil protesting military rule, a human rights watchdog and the exiled former government said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
An investigating prosecutor told the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that there appear to have been no problems with the paraglider itself.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The military junta in Myanmar dropped at least one bomb from a paraglider, killing at least 18 people and injuring another 45, some of them seriously, at a vigil protesting military rule, a human rights watchdog and the exiled former government said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
An investigating prosecutor told the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that there appear to have been no problems with the paraglider itself.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Paraglider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paraglider. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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