hang glider

See also: hang-glider

English

Etymology

Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: hăng glī'də(r), IPA(key): /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (see /æ/ raising) [heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɚ]
  • Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)

Noun

hang glider (plural hang gliders)

  1. An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
  2. The rider of such a craft.

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