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English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
hang-glider — a type of popular flying device, 1971; see HANG (Cf. hang) (v.) + GLIDE (Cf. glide) (v.). The verb hang gliding is from the same time … Etymology dictionary
hang glider — hang ,glider noun count a simple aircraft with no engine that you hang under and control by moving your body ╾ hang ,gliding noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hang-glider — ► NOUN ▪ an unpowered flying apparatus for a single person, consisting of a frame with a fabric aerofoil stretched over it from which the operator is suspended. DERIVATIVES hang glide verb hang gliding noun … English terms dictionary
hang glider — noun 1. a rider of a hang glider • Hypernyms: ↑rider 2. a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height • Hypernyms: ↑glider, ↑sailplane * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a small aircraft that consists of a… … Useful english dictionary
hang glider — noun Date: 1930 a kitelike glider from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding down from a cliff or hill • hang glide intransitive verb • hang gliding noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hang glider — noun a) An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness. b) The rider of such a craft. See Also: hang glide, hang gliding … Wiktionary
hang-glider — noun an unpowered flying apparatus for a single person, consisting of a frame with a fabric aerofoil stretched over it from which the operator is suspended in a harness, controlling flight by body movement. Derivatives hang glide verb hang… … English new terms dictionary
ˈhang-ˌglider — noun [C] a simple aircraft with no engine that you hang under and control by moving your body ˈhang ˌgliding noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hang-glider — n. a frame with a fabric aerofoil stretched over it, from which the operator is suspended and controls flight by body movement. Derivatives: hang glide v.intr. hang gliding n … Useful english dictionary
hang-glider — large wing equipped with a passenger harness (used for in the sport of hang gliding) … English contemporary dictionary
Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame … Wikipedia