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HANG GLIDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hang glider" is a kind of...):

glider; sailplane (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rider of a hang glider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hang glider" is a kind of...):

rider (a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))

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