Hang glider

/hˈaŋ ɡlˈaɪdə/

/hˈæŋ ɡlˈaɪdɚ/

Hang glider

a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

a rider of a hang glider

Examples

1. Hang gliders usually take off from the tops of mountains.

2. The hang glider changed everything for me.

3. In a large competition, there may over 100 hang gliders flying at the same time.

4. The hang glider flies like a kite while being towed by a motorboat.