hang glider
noun
a kitelike glider consisting of a V-shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
Origin of hang glider
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby hang glider
hang around,
hang back,
hang behind,
hang by a thread,
hang fire,
hang glider,
hang gliding,
hang in,
hang in the balance,
hang it,
hang loose
Example sentences from the Web for hang-glider
I especially enjoy the scene where he uses a kite as a hang-glider.
As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.
The Revolutions of Time |Jonathan Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for hang-glider
hang-glider
noun
an unpowered aircraft consisting of a large cloth wing stretched over a light framework from which the pilot hangs in a harness, using a horizontal bar to control the flight