paraglider
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpær.əˌɡlaɪ.dər/ us/ˈper.əˌɡlaɪ.dɚ/
滑翔伞运动员
someone who jumps out of an aircraft with a special parachute that allows them to travel a long horizontal distance before they land
A paraglider died after hitting a crag and plummeting to the ground. 一名滑翔伞运动员在撞上峭壁直线坠落地面之后死亡。
滑翔伞
a special parachute that allows you to travel a long horizontal distance before you land
He took off from the field in a paraglider. 他背着滑翔伞从这个场地起跳。
- More examples
- A strong wind can easily send a paraglider out of control.
- In 1994, a naked paraglider landed on the roof of the Palace.
- The world record for flying a paraglider is more than 460km.
- The pilot is suspended from the paraglider by strong lines and clipped into a harness in a sitting position.