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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: hăng glī'də(r), IPA: /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: (see /æ/ raising) [heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɚ]
• 韻: -aɪdə(ɹ)

名詞

hang glider (plural hang gliders)

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

関連する語

• hang glide
• hang gliding

Further reading

• Hang gliding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

名詞

hang-glider (plural hang-gliders)

1. Alternative form of hang glider
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102:

     When the wind is in the right direction, hang-gliders launch themselves giddily into space from the precipitous bank.