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parawing

[ par-uh-wing ]

noun

, Aerospace.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of parawing1

First recorded in 1965–70; para- 3 + wing
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Example Sentences

The Arizona company plans to loft passengers to altitudes above 100,000 feet in a capsule suspended below a “parawing” and a helium balloon.

The balloon is then released and the parawing allows the capsule to glide to a landing spot.

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