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Definition of paraglider in English: paraglidernoun ˈparəɡlʌɪdə 1A wide canopy resembling a parachute that is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being hauled to a height. Example sentencesExamples - I have some experience flying paragliders although I have not yet completed my license.
- There is a paragliding school here, and there must have been twenty students out in the lawn yesterday practicing kiting their paragliders.
- Similar to parachutes, paragliders do not have frames like hang gliders - only lines and canopy.
- It's much more difficult to learn to fly a hang glider than a paraglider.
- The Attack Falcon is a joy to fly, but, of course, you want to stay in the lift, as the glide is not much better than you will find on the highest performance paragliders.
- 1.1 A person flying a paraglider.
Example sentencesExamples - There will be competing hang gliders and paragliders from Colombia, Venezuela, USA and Ecuador.
- The paragliders of the ‘Air Devils’ sky diving team would also participate in the show.
- Today, the club consists mainly of paragliders, as the available landing zone continues to shrink.
- Serious hang gliders and paragliders can expect to train for up to two years before becoming a pilot.
- Many of the paragliders have international flying licenses and no one would fly with the club without supervision and adequate training.
Definition of paraglider in US English: paraglidernounˈperəˌɡlīdər 1A wide canopy resembling a parachute that is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being hauled to a height. Example sentencesExamples - I have some experience flying paragliders although I have not yet completed my license.
- The Attack Falcon is a joy to fly, but, of course, you want to stay in the lift, as the glide is not much better than you will find on the highest performance paragliders.
- It's much more difficult to learn to fly a hang glider than a paraglider.
- Similar to parachutes, paragliders do not have frames like hang gliders - only lines and canopy.
- There is a paragliding school here, and there must have been twenty students out in the lawn yesterday practicing kiting their paragliders.
- 1.1 A person flying a paraglider.
Example sentencesExamples - Today, the club consists mainly of paragliders, as the available landing zone continues to shrink.
- Serious hang gliders and paragliders can expect to train for up to two years before becoming a pilot.
- There will be competing hang gliders and paragliders from Colombia, Venezuela, USA and Ecuador.
- The paragliders of the ‘Air Devils’ sky diving team would also participate in the show.
- Many of the paragliders have international flying licenses and no one would fly with the club without supervision and adequate training.
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