parascending

/ ˈpærəˌsɛndɪŋ /

noun

a sport in which a participant wears a parachute and becomes airborne by being towed by a vehicle into the wind and then descends by parachute

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In parasailing, also known as parascending, the person attached to a parachute is towed behind a vehicle, usually a boat.