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para-glider 

World ParaGliding Association has para-glider as a gliding kite where the "mooring" is let to fall by the attraction of gravity while the kite line is tensed against the kiting action of the the wing or wings. A para-glider was first first describe functionally in 1896 concerning an 1895 incident of a fugitive set of wings called parakites were coupled by a single tether; the lower wing acted as the resistive mooring to the upper wing; together the para-glider flew a long distance and glided down eventually. See book by Woglom called Parakites which is fully online available for reading.
Paragliders used in radio-controlled scale modelling are para-gliders, sometimes powered and sometimes not powered. Also, huge industrial para-gliders or paragliders are used. See Atair Insect for an example. Then there are the manned hang gliders that are gliding kites with one or more tethers as the kite lines to the wing coupled to the payload or pod to carry a mass of stuff or robot or engine or human pilot ...many choices.
para-glider by parakite November 2, 2011
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paraglider 

Implys both a steerable rectangular multi celled directional device constructed of ripstop nylon generating lift, and a harness which the pilot sets in while flying.
Pilots lays out rectangular wing on ground facing prevailing wind usally on a ridge or mountain. Straps into harness attached to wing by 72 independent high strength lines. Foot launches into wind when wing is fully inflated. Paragliders can fly for over a hundred miles on one flight!
paraglider by adventureboy April 19, 2009

Peruvian Paraglider 

The art of spreading your significant others cheeks while you peform the helicopter in their genetalia so fast you create lift and glide in the air while the pee pee is doing the helicopter thingy, you then release your explosive diarrhea all over the bed to make the peruvian mountains.
Peruvian Paraglider Yo bro, i did the Peruvian Paragilder on my mans ethan last night and now he needs surgery.

Rainbow Paraglider Brigade 

A term for members of the LGBTQ+ community who sympathize with Islamic Fundamentalist groups such as Hamas , Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
After October 7th, this gay man that I know named John started posting the most vile things cheering on the actions of Hamas. He is a member of the Rainbow Paraglider Brigade.

Rainbow Paraglider Brigade 

Members of the LGBTQ+ community who sympathize with and support the actions of Islamic Fundamentalist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis; often with blissful disregard for the fact that these groups oppress LGBTQ+ people in their societies. Members of the Rainbow Paraglider Brigade will often support causes that are disgraceful to human dignity.
After the October 7th Attacks, this gay man I know named John started posting the most vile things in support of the actions of Hamas. He is a member of the Rainbow Paraglider Brigade.
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026