paraglider

[ par-uh-glahy-der ]

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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paraglider¹

First recorded in 1940–45; para- ³ + glider

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"The paraglider just folded up like a bag of washing," sending him into an "accelerating spiral dive".

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In 2018, a paraglider flew over the course while the president was visiting, displaying a banner which read: "Trump; well below par".

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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.

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It was 2013, and he was photographing wheat fields in Kansas from his motorized paraglider.

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Drones are an improvement from his paraglider days, when his engine might cut out midair, forcing a landing.

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paraglide paragliding

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