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paraglider
[par-uh-glahy-der]
noun
Also called parawing.a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters.
a person who engages in paragliding.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paraglider1
Example Sentences
"The paraglider just folded up like a bag of washing," sending him into an "accelerating spiral dive".
In 2018, a paraglider flew over the course while the president was visiting, displaying a banner which read: "Trump; well below par".
The gliderport sits between the UC San Diego campus and the Pacific, sending skyward a steady stream of paraglider pilots and the occasional model airplane.
It was 2013, and he was photographing wheat fields in Kansas from his motorized paraglider.
Drones are an improvement from his paraglider days, when his engine might cut out midair, forcing a landing.
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