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parasail
(par′ə sāl′)
noun
a kind of parachute worn for a sport () in which a person is pulled by a motorboat, automotive vehicle, etc. fast enough to glide high above the water or ground
Origin: para(chute) + sail(ing)
intransitive verb
to engage in such a sport
Related Forms:
- parasailor noun
See parasail in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A special parachute with winglike extensions that lifts a rider in its harness up and through the air when towed by an automobile or motorboat.
intransitive verb par·a·sailed, par·a·sail·ing, par·a·sails To be pulled into the air while harnessed to such a parachute.
Origin:
Origin: para(chute)
Origin: + sail
.Related Forms:
- parˈa·sailˌer noun
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