hang gliding

Thân thiện

A person soars through the sky while hang gliding.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The sport or activity of flying using a hang glider: "Hang gliding" refers to the recreational or competitive activity where a pilot flies a lightweight, non-motorized aircraft called a hang glider. The pilot is typically suspended in a harness below a fabric wing, controlling the glider by shifting body weight.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Hang gliding requires skill and favorable wind conditions.
  • She took up hang gliding for the thrill of silent flight.
  • The coastal cliffs are a popular spot for hang gliding.

Advanced Usage

• "to go hang gliding": to participate in the activity of hang gliding.
  • We plan to go hang gliding during our vacation in the mountains.

Variants and Related Words

• Hang glider (n): The aircraft used in the sport of hang gliding.
  • He assembled his hang glider before the flight.
• Hang-glide (v): To fly using a hang glider. (Note: This is a compound verb derived from the noun).
  • They hang-glide off this ridge every weekend.

Synonyms

• Gliding: The general activity of flying in a glider, though this often refers to enclosed aircraft.
• Soaring: Flying at a constant altitude, often using rising air currents, which is a key part of hang gliding.

Related Phrases

• Tandem hang gliding: A flight where a passenger flies with an experienced pilot.
  • For her first experience, she opted for tandem hang gliding.

Học thuật

Noun

1. gliding in a hang glider