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)/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (see /æ/ raising) [heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɚ] Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ) === Noun === hang glider (plural hang gliders) An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness. The rider of such a craft. ==== Alternative forms ==== hang-glider ==== Related terms ==== hang glide hang gliding ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Hang gliding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia