parasail
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of parasail
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He then saw the cable snap and Alaparthi and the children drop into the water, with the wind propelling the parasail, basically a giant parachute, dragging them across the surface.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
Expert Tips: Don’t miss the chance to parasail into the resort from the cliff top above.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2018
And she will do this in her motorised paraglider – a flimsy contraption consisting of a seat, a parasail, an engine and little else.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2016
He has a daredevil streak: In the offseason he likes to go to the Caribbean to bungee-jump and parasail.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2012
The ship righted itself and lunged forward again, dragged by the parasail high overhead.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Seen from above, such a profusion of windsurfers and parasails mob the limeade-tone shallows that the island looks besieged by moths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2013
As he finished, fireworks erupted, skydivers using parasails descended, thousands of red, white and blue balloons rose to meet them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Candless studied the high- altitude parasails where they flew against gathering clouds.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
The ship’s deck was tilted toward them, showing a Buckell cannon and the high-speed reels for the parasails.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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