PARAGLIDER


Meaning of PARAGLIDER in English

/par"euh gluy'deuhr/ , n.

a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters. Also called parawing .

[ 1940-45; PARA- 3 + GLIDER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .