parasail
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of parasail
Example Sentences
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The family was visiting the Keys from Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and told the captain they could return the next day if the weather was too bad to go up in the parasail.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 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
Inside, the hydrofoil gearings for the Pole Star sat in red dimness, clicking gears and whirring automation mechanicals for the sails and hydrofoils and parasail reels.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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