Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hang_glider

2 senses of hang glider

Sense 1
hang glider -- (a rider of a hang glider)
       => rider -- (a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))

Sense 2
hang glider -- (a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height)
       => glider, sailplane -- (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)