hang glider

Meaning

  1. An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
  2. The rider of such a craft.

Translations

ala delta

Deltagleiter

deltavliegtuig

aile delta

Hanggleiter

deltiste

Pronounced as (IPA)
/hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).

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