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Definition of Hang glider

1. Noun. A rider of a hang glider.

2. Noun. A glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height.

Definition of Hang glider

1. Noun. An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness. ¹

2. Noun. The rider of such a craft. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hang Glider

hang a Louie hang a Ralph hang a left hang a leg hang a right hang about hang an arse hang around hang back hang by a thread

hang dog hang fire hang fires hang five hang glide hang glider (current term) hang gliders hang gliding hang in hang in the balance

hang on hang on every word hang onto hang out hang out one's shingle hang out to dry hang over hang paper hang ten hang the moon

Literary usage of Hang glider

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Georgia and the Carolinas by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"... Boundary Hiking Trail £"#« hang glider Launching Area hang glider Landing Area States, 80 to 100 feet above sea level depending upon weather conditions, ..."

2. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"November 1987 — A member of the PFLP-GC successfully penetrated Israel from Lebanon, using a powered hang glider. The terrorist killed six Israeli soldiers ..."

3. Adventure Guide Maui by Sharon Hamblin (2005)
"... motorized hang glider and there's a belt holding you in on the front but when you're up in the air, it's just you and the sky. It was amazing. ..."

4. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"In 1987, a hang glider attack on Israel by a pro-Syrian Palestinian group, which was possibly initiated to derail Israel's attempts to ..."

5. Adventure Guide to the Alps by Krista Dana (2004)
"... first took to the air in 1912, when a local resident built the region's first hang-glider. By the 1930s, a local airfield was one of Europe's favorite ..."

6. Eastern Crete by Jonnie Godfrey, Elizabeth Karslake (2003)
"What about a hang glider? The track now turns away from the sea and back towards the mountains, giving you a chance to look out over the hi I Is you've just ..."

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