paraglider
noun
para·glid·er
ˈper-ə-ˌglī-dər 
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a modified parachute used for paragliding
2
: a person who paraglides
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Look out for hang gliders and paragliders easing off its summit.
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James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
When a former member of an elite tactical unit swoops in on the enemy in this Netflix film, the effect is more ridiculous than climactic — our hero’s on a dorky paraglider, and the move lands as inadvertent comedy rather than pulse-pounding thriller.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Hang gliders joined in the 1970s, then paragliders, then tandem paraglider flights (bookable for $200).
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Brothers Hugo and Ross Turner recently flew an electric paraglider over Val d’Isere in France.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
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James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
When a former member of an elite tactical unit swoops in on the enemy in this Netflix film, the effect is more ridiculous than climactic — our hero’s on a dorky paraglider, and the move lands as inadvertent comedy rather than pulse-pounding thriller.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Hang gliders joined in the 1970s, then paragliders, then tandem paraglider flights (bookable for $200).
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Brothers Hugo and Ross Turner recently flew an electric paraglider over Val d’Isere in France.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Paraglider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paraglider. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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