hang glider
- noun
- /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdər/
:
piloto de ala delta
- The skilled hang glider performed impressive maneuvers as he flew through the clear sky.
Examples
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As an experienced hang glider, she knew how to catch the best air currents.
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Each hang glider must wear proper safety gear before taking off from the cliff.
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The hang glider soared gracefully above the valley during the competition.
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Look at that hang glider!
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The hang glider soared gracefully above the mountains.
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Before each flight, every hang glider must check their equipment and ensure their safety harness is secure.
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During the festival, the hang glider took off from the hilltop and glided smoothly across the landscape.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'hang' (to suspend) with 'glider' (an unpowered aircraft): it denotes a glider in which the pilot is suspended. This is a straightforward compositional compound following common English noun formation and similar logic appears cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Hang glider The name comes from hang (the pilot hangs below the wing) and glider (the wing moves without a motor), so the same words came to mean the person 'who flies' the craft.
