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hang glider

noun

  1. a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.

hang-glider

noun

  1. an unpowered aircraft consisting of a large cloth wing stretched over a light framework from which the pilot hangs in a harness, using a horizontal bar to control the flight

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Derived Forms

  • ˈhang-gliding, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hang glider1

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

I especially enjoy the scene where he uses a kite as a hang-glider.

As soon as it was off I shoved the hang-glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge.

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