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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Then, fighters break through the border fence and use paragliders and speedboats to attack Israel by land, air and sea.
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Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
More than 1,500 Gazan insurgents entered Israel through 30 points in the fence and over it with paragliders, according to The New York Times.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Drones and paragliders are also urged to completely avoid these areas, as eagles are highly sensitive to low-flying aircraft.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
When the militant group Hamas launched a devastating surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, some fighters breached the country’s defenses in motorized paragliders.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
One of the paragliders that militants used to cross the border lay abandoned near a house.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
The attack that sparked the deployment of the two US carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean started with bulldozers, drones, motorboats, and paragliders.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
That attack more than 35 years ago took on new relevance Saturday morning as Palestinian fighters launched a multipronged attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, invading the country on motorcycles, pickup trucks, boats — and paragliders.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
The document provided tips on messaging and organizing events, and included a promotional graphic featuring a cartoon of a fighter on a paraglider, a reference to the militants who sailed into the Israeli desert and killed and wounded hundreds at the Nova music festival.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
More than 1,500 Gazan insurgents entered Israel through 30 points in the fence and over it with paragliders, according to The New York Times.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Drones and paragliders are also urged to completely avoid these areas, as eagles are highly sensitive to low-flying aircraft.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
When the militant group Hamas launched a devastating surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, some fighters breached the country’s defenses in motorized paragliders.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
One of the paragliders that militants used to cross the border lay abandoned near a house.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
The attack that sparked the deployment of the two US carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean started with bulldozers, drones, motorboats, and paragliders.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
That attack more than 35 years ago took on new relevance Saturday morning as Palestinian fighters launched a multipronged attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, invading the country on motorcycles, pickup trucks, boats — and paragliders.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
The document provided tips on messaging and organizing events, and included a promotional graphic featuring a cartoon of a fighter on a paraglider, a reference to the militants who sailed into the Israeli desert and killed and wounded hundreds at the Nova music festival.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
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