Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A parachute that is designed with openings or extensions to allow airflow and is towed behind an automobile or motorboat to lift a rider attached by a harness into the air.
- intransitive verb To be pulled into the air while harnessed to such a parachute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
wing -shaped parachute that lifts arider in aharness whentowed by amotorboat etc - verb To take part in the recreational activity of
parasailing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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HAHO: High Altitude High Opening, which is a more recent technique, in which the conventional parachute becomes more of a steerable glider, sometimes called a "parasail".
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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HAHO: High Altitude High Opening, which is a more recent technique, in which the conventional parachute becomes more of a steerable glider, sometimes called a "parasail".
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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She leans forward, the parasail shirt flapping open to reveal the upper slope of her Alpine breasts.
Anhedonia (excerpt 2) Laura Preble 2010
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A parasailing donkey video is making news, as an animal cruelty investigation has been initiated for the use of a donkey on a parasail in an advertising campaign.
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Inside, the paper promised: "She will NEVER have to parasail again."
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Above my head, the parasail canopy displays the Bahamian flag: gold, black, aquamarine.
Squall Susan Rukeyser 2012
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If you don't think runway landings are feasible, use a parasail, but definitely -- do a lifting entry with land landing.
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Police in southern Russia have launched an animal cruelty investigation after a tour operator forced a donkey to parasail over the sea.
Parasailing donkey stunt prompts animal cruelty inquiry 2010
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Amateur video footage shows men attaching a parasail harness to the mule before launching it from a beach near the village of Golubitskaya.
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Amateur video footage shows men attaching a parasail harness to the mule before launching it from a beach near the village of Golubitskaya.
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