hang-glider
noun [C] /ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dər/
/-dɚ/ Definition
› a very small aircraft without an engine. It consists of a frame covered in cloth, which forms a wing, and the pilot hangs from this frame.Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters hang-gliding /ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dɪŋ/ noun [U] › the activity of using a hang-glider: She's taken up hang-gliding.Air sports
(Definition of hang-glider noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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