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paragliding

American  
[par-uh-glahy-ding] / ˈpær əˌglaɪ dɪŋ /

noun

  1. a sport resembling hang gliding, in which a person jumps from an aircraft or high place wearing a wide, rectangular, steerable parachute.


paragliding British  
/ ˈpærəˌɡlaɪdɪŋ /

noun

  1. the sport of cross-country gliding using a specially designed parachute shaped like flexible wings.

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Places like Moab, Utah, and the Dolomites in Italy offer guided adventures, including rope swings off cliffs and tandem paragliding.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The Oceanwide Plaza project, located across Figueroa street from Crypto.com Arena, has become a site for graffiti tagging and even paragliding in recent weeks and posed a headache for city officials and authorities alike.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

It is similar to paragliding but with a smaller canopy, allowing speeds of about 50mph, inches above the ground.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2023

This edition raises the stakes by taking all the glamour of yachting and mixing it with extreme activities — including paragliding, exploring caves and helicopter rides.

From New York Times Oct. 31, 2022

He says policies can exclude a range of activities, including mountaineering, skydiving, scuba diving, paragliding and backcountry skiing.

From Washington Post

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