hang-glidernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dər/us/ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dɚ/a very small aircraft without an engine, consisting of a frame covered in cloth, from which the pilot hangs
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Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air ambulance
- biplane
- copter
- dive-bomber
- drone
- fixed-wing
- flying boat
- glider
- jet
- jet-propelled
- light aircraft
- microlight
- plane
- seaplane
- transport plane
- turbojet
- turboprop
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- winged
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hang-gliding
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dɪŋ/us/ˈhæŋˌɡlaɪ.dɪŋ/
the activity of using a hang-glider:
She's taken up hang-gliding.