HANG GLIDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hang glider mean? 

• HANG GLIDER (noun)
  The noun HANG GLIDER has 2 senses:

1. a rider of a hang glider

2. a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

  Familiarity information: HANG GLIDER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANG GLIDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rider of a hang glider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hang glider" is a kind of...):

rider (a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hang glider" is a kind of...):

glider; sailplane (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)