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hang glider
noun
: a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill
hang glide
intransitive verb
hang gliding
noun
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On a major Jewish holiday, Hamas fighters descended on southern Israeli communities via pickup trucks, boats and motorized hang gliders.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Today’s great photo is from staff photographer Allen J. Schaben of a hang glider at Dockweiler State Beach.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Enjoy the ocean breeze and the sight of hang gliders soaring above the cliffs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
The tallest peak rises 400 feet above piercing blue Lake Michigan—high enough for a hang glider to take off.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2023
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Today’s great photo is from staff photographer Allen J. Schaben of a hang glider at Dockweiler State Beach.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Enjoy the ocean breeze and the sight of hang gliders soaring above the cliffs.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 July 2024
The tallest peak rises 400 feet above piercing blue Lake Michigan—high enough for a hang glider to take off.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2023
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“Hang glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20glider. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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