From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_148_ahang-gliderˈhang-ˌglider noun [countable] 1 TTAa large frame covered with cloth that you hold on to and fly slowly through the air on, without an engine2 someone who flies using a hang-glider
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hang-glider• A hang-glider hovered high up to my right, sailing in lazy circles toward the beach.• A primary headteacher in Kent is an enthusiastic hang-glider at weekends.• He had adapted the parachute design to produce a homemade hang-glider.• She was clinging desperately to the hang-glider. 