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。

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。