hang-glider
/ˈhæŋ ɡlaɪdə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हैंग ग्लाइडर
हैंग-ग्लाइडर
Core word
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[C]
a frame covered with cloth, like a large kite, from which a person hangs while flying through the air from a hill or cliff
हैंग-ग्लाइडर
- A hang-glider floated above the valley at Bir Billing.
- A red hang-glider soared above the cliffs while tourists watched from the hilltop.
- The hang-glider rose on a warm current of air.
+ 2 more examples
- He saved for years to buy his own hang-glider.
- A hang-glider is launched from a high point on a hill.
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[C]
a person who flies a hang-glider
हैंग-ग्लाइडर उड़ाने वाला
- The hang-glider landed safely in a field.
- The hang-glider waved to the crowd below before landing smoothly in the green field.
- The hang-glider checked the wind before taking off.
+ 2 more examples
- As a young man, my uncle was a keen hang-glider.
- Every hang-glider needs training and a safety helmet.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hang-glider (countable noun, thing)
A hang-glider is a light frame covered with cloth from which a person hangs and glides through the air. It is countable and is written with a hyphen.
Hang-glider कपड़े से ढका हल्का ढाँचा है जिससे लटककर व्यक्ति हवा में तैरता है। यह countable है और hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- The hang-glider drifted over the valley.
- He bought a second-hand hang-glider.
hang-glider (countable noun, person)
The same word can name the person who flies it. The sport is hang-gliding.
यही शब्द उस व्यक्ति के लिए भी आता है जो इसे उड़ाता है। इस खेल का नाम hang-gliding है।
- Radhika wants to become a hang-glider one day.
- The hang-gliders took off from the hill at sunrise.
fly / launch / land a hang-glider
Typical verbs are fly, launch, take off, soar and land.
आम क्रियाएँ हैं: fly, launch, take off, soar और land।
- He launched the hang-glider from the cliff.
hang-gliding (uncountable) → go hang-gliding
For the activity use go hang-gliding; no article is used.
इस गतिविधि के लिए 'go hang-gliding' प्रयोग होता है; इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- They went hang-gliding in Himachal Pradesh.
+Collocations 5
verb + hang-glider
flylaunchsteerlandrent
- Tourists can rent a hang-glider at the hill resort.
adjective + hang-glider
lightweightcolourfulexperiencedpoweredtandem
- A colourful hang-glider floated above the lake.
hang-glider + preposition
over the valleyfrom the cliffabove the cloudsinto the wind
- The hang-glider rose on warm air above the valley.
hang-glider + noun
pilotclubaccidentfestivalharness
- The hang-glider pilot wore a safety helmet and harness.
hang-glider + weather
thermalsupdraughtstrong windclear skycalm air
- A hang-glider rises on thermals.
“More examples 7
- The hang-glider rose slowly on a column of warm air.
hang-glider गर्म हवा के एक स्तंभ पर धीरे-धीरे ऊपर उठा।
- Spectators gathered on the hill to watch the hang-gliders take off.
दर्शक पहाड़ी पर hang-gliders को उड़ान भरते देखने के लिए इकट्ठा हुए।
- A strong wind made the hang-glider difficult to control.
तेज़ हवा के कारण hang-glider को नियंत्रित करना कठिन हो गया।
- The festival in Bir Billing attracts hang-gliders from many countries.
बीर बिलिंग का उत्सव कई देशों के hang-gliders को आकर्षित करता है।
- She was nervous before her first flight in a hang-glider.
hang-glider में अपनी पहली उड़ान से पहले वह घबराई हुई थी।
- Hang-gliders depend on air currents rather than an engine.
Hang-gliders इंजन की जगह हवा की धाराओं पर निर्भर करते हैं।
- The instructor checked every strap of the hang-glider before takeoff.
प्रशिक्षक ने उड़ान से पहले hang-glider की हर पट्टी जाँची।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He went to hang-glide yesterday on the hill.
✓ He went hang-gliding yesterday on the hill.
After go, the activity takes the -ing form, not to + verb.
Go के बाद गतिविधि -ing रूप में आती है, to + verb नहीं।