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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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Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Arthur Simoneau Arthur Simoneau was described by those who knew him as a passionate and fearless hang glider, The Los Angeles Times reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
On a major Jewish holiday, Hamas fighters descended on southern Israeli communities via pickup trucks, boats and motorized hang gliders.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The nice version involves clear skies, hang gliders lazily dotting the horizon and a whisper of wind.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Arthur Simoneau Arthur Simoneau was described by those who knew him as a passionate and fearless hang glider, The Los Angeles Times reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
On a major Jewish holiday, Hamas fighters descended on southern Israeli communities via pickup trucks, boats and motorized hang gliders.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Hang glider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20glider. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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