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paraglider
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paraglider: see glider glider, type of aircraft resembling an airplane but having at most a small auxiliary propulsion plant and usually no means of propulsion at all. The typical modern glider has very slender wings and a streamlined body.
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paraglider [′par·ə‚glīd·ər]
(aerospace engineering)
A triangular device on a rocket or spacecraft that consists of two flexible sections and resembles a kite; deployed to assist in guiding or landing a spacecraft or in recovering a launching rocket.
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On October 25, Yudin along with some other paragliders went on a rescue mission to find another missing paraglider.
Russian paraglider's body found in Himachal Pradesh by Asian News International
A dramatic rescue operation was launched after fellow paragliders watched in horror as he hit the ridge yesterday.
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At such times we paragliders tend to get too close to the rock face.
Daredevil dad in hill crash fall by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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