Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device resembling a kite from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding from a height.
- noun The rider of such a device.
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- noun An
unpowered aircraft resembling a largekite from which arider is suspended in aharness . - noun The rider of such a craft.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a rider of a hang glider
- noun a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
Etymologies
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hang + glider, a calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).
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