parasail
Americannoun
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parasails
plural
verb (used without object)
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of parasail
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“The captain did not maneuver his vessel under the bridge to offer aide even though the family members on the parasail vessel later reported they were begging him to help,” the arrest warrant said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Guests can let the resort know they are coming and arrange to parasail in while the car heads down the mountain with their bags.
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
It came down, its monofilament wire ripping and squealing as the cannon reels dragged the flapping parasail toward the deck.
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
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
Candless studied the high- altitude parasails where they flew against gathering clouds.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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