Meanings
nounhang glider (plural hang gliders)
plural hang gliders · alternative hang-glider
- The rider of such a craft.
Origin
- GermanHängegleiter
- Englishhang glider
Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian делтапла́н
- делтапла́н (deltaplán)aircraft
Catalan ala delta
- ala deltaaircraft
Chinese Mandarin 懸挂滑翔機 /悬挂滑翔机, 三角滑翔機 /三角滑翔机
- 懸挂滑翔機 /悬挂滑翔机 (xuánguà huáxiángjī)aircraft
- 三角滑翔機 /三角滑翔机 (sānjiǎo huáxiángjī)aircraft
Czech rogalo n du
- rogalo n duaircraft
Esperanto deltaplano, deltaplanisto
- deltaplanoaircraft
- deltaplanistorider
- deltaplanistinorider
Finnish riippuliidin, riippuliitäjä
- riippuliidinaircraft
- riippuliitäjärider
French deltaplane, aile delta
- deltaplaneaircraft
- aile deltaaircraft
- deltisterider
German Hängegleiter, Deltagleiter
- Hängegleiteraircraft
- Deltagleiteraircraft
Greek αιωρόπτερο, αιωροπτεριστής
- αιωρόπτερο (aioróptero)aircraft
- αιωροπτεριστής (aioropteristís)rider
Hungarian sárkányrepülő, sárkányrepülős
- sárkányrepülőaircraft
- sárkányrepülősrider
Indonesian layang gantung, gantole
- layang gantungaircraft
- gantoleaircraft
Italian deltaplano, deltaplanista
- deltaplanoaircraft
- deltaplanistarider
Japanese ハンググライダー
- ハンググライダー (hanguguraidā)aircraft
Korean 행글라이더
- 행글라이더 (haenggeullaideo)aircraft
Polish lotnia, lotniarz
- lotniaaircraft
- lotniarzrider
Portuguese asa-delta
- asa-deltaaircraft
Russian дельтапла́н, дельтапланери́ст
- дельтапла́н (dɛlʹtaplán)aircraft
- дельтапланери́ст (dɛlʹtaplaneríst)rider
- дельтапланери́стка (dɛlʹtaplanerístka)rider
Spanish ala delta
- ala deltaaircraft
Swedish hängglidare, hängflygare
- hängglidareaircraft
- hängflygarerider
Ukrainian дельтапла́н
- дельтапла́н (delʹtaplán)aircraft
Welsh barcutwr, barcutwraig
- barcutwrrider
- barcutwraigrider
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hang glider
insiderspiderridercidersliderglideroutsidersnidereiderhiderdecideroutriderstridorchiderderidernonriderpriderringsiderseasider
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hang glider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20glider
MLA
“hang glider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20glider. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hang glider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20glider.
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