Definitions
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- noun
hang glider (plane) - noun
hang glider (person)
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Examples
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On my way back to Pala I spotted a hang-glider and wondered whether I could get all the way to Pala in one flight.
Permanent Death, Episode 4 - Chekhov's Diamonds Ben Abraham 2009
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For every few videos of someone boldly going into a mailbox on a pogo stick, there's the slapstick guarantee that too much hesitancy will also slam your ass into the pavement, telephone pole or body of water refer to countless hesitant hang-glider clips.
Tom Bergeron: America's Funniest Home Videos Meets C-SPAN Tom Bergeron 2011
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On my way back to Pala I spotted a hang-glider and wondered whether I could get all the way to Pala in one flight.
Archive 2009-07-01 Ben Abraham 2009
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He'd forgotten that the priest was a hang-glider pilot.
Dolls Paul de Denus 2010
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The hang-glider fabric would become clothing, come winter, for refugees who would be glad to have it.
I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010
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Selleck made a smart call when he gave the hang-glider heroics a pass in favor of Bellisario's more down-to-earth approach.
Static 2010
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And Wikipedia says that further down the line, “Conor constructs a hang-glider and adopts the persona of the Airman, a flying French swordsman.”
City of Ember Director to Adapt Airman with Producer Robert Zemeckis | /Film 2009
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These islands are vast and if you can see a location, you can probably travel there, whether it's by boat, car, hang-glider or on foot.
Archive 2009-09-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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These islands are vast and if you can see a location, you can probably travel there, whether it's by boat, car, hang-glider or on foot.
Wertzone Classics: Far Cry Adam Whitehead 2009
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I'd call Cygnus hang-glider. :p The last page, I guess it is Orion but something doesn't make sense about it.
Kid's Astronomy: Celestial Birds Migrate West? | Universe Today 2009
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