hang gliding

UK/hæŋ ˈɡlɑɪdɪŋ/Canada, US[heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ]

noun

The sport of flying in a hang glider.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hang glide
nounhang gliding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sport of flying in a hang glider.

Translations

Czech hanggliding
  • hangglidingflying in a hang glider
Finnish riippuliito
  • riippuliitoflying in a hang glider
French deltaplane
  • deltaplaneflying in a hang glider
Greek αιωροπτερισμός
  • αιωροπτερισμός (aioropterismós)flying in a hang glider
Japanese ハンググライダー
  • ハンググライダー (hanguguraidā)flying in a hang glider
Korean 행글라이딩
  • 행글라이딩 (haenggeullaiding)flying in a hang glider
Polish lotniarstwo
  • lotniarstwoflying in a hang glider
Russian дельтапланери́зм
  • дельтапланери́зм (dɛlʹtaplanerízm)flying in a hang glider
Spanish ala delta, aerodeslizador
  • ala deltaflying in a hang glider
  • aerodeslizadorflying in a hang glider
Swedish hängflygning
  • hängflygningflying in a hang glider

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

hang gliding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20gliding

MLA

“hang gliding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20gliding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hang gliding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20gliding.

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