hang glide

Thân thiện

A person hang glides over a coastal cliff at sunset.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fly using a hang glider: The act of piloting or soaring through the air using a lightweight, non-motorized aircraft (a hang glider) from which the pilot is suspended in a harness.

Usage

• The verb "hang glide" describes the activity or sport of flying with a hang glider. It is typically used intransitively.
• Example: "They plan to hang glide from the cliff at dawn."
• It is often used in the present participle form ("hang gliding") to describe the activity itself.
• Example: "Hang gliding is a popular sport in coastal areas."

Examples

• Verb:
  • She learned to hang glide in the mountains.
  • It's a perfect day to hang glide over the valley.
  • We watched the eagles soar and wished we could hang glide like that.

Advanced Usage

• "to go hang gliding": a common phrase meaning to participate in the activity.
  • For his birthday, he wants to go hang gliding.

Variants and Related Words

• Hang gliding (n): The sport or activity of flying using a hang glider.
  • He took up hang gliding last summer.
• Hang glider (n): The lightweight, wing-like aircraft used in this sport.
  • She checked her hang glider before launch.

Synonyms

• Soar: To fly or rise high in the air. (Note: "soar" is more general, while "hang glide" is specific to the equipment.)
• Glide: To fly smoothly and effortlessly. (Note: "glide" can refer to any type of smooth flight, not exclusively with a hang glider.)

Related Phrases

• To take a hang gliding flight: A phrase describing the act of starting a session of hang gliding.
  • They saved money to take a hang gliding flight over the scenic coastline.

Học thuật

Verb

1. fly by means of a hang glider

Từ đồng nghĩa

• soar