paragliding

[ par-uh-glahy-ding ]

noun

1. a sport resembling hang gliding, in which a person jumps from an aircraft or high place wearing a wide, rectangular, steerable parachute.

paragliding

/ ˈpærəˌɡlaɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of cross-country gliding using a specially designed parachute shaped like flexible wings.

Derived Forms

• ˈparaˌglider, noun

Example Sentences

The Oceanwide Plaza project, located across Figueroa street from Crypto.com Arena, has become a site for graffiti tagging and even paragliding in recent weeks and posed a headache for city officials and authorities alike.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage of fighters using paragliding equipment was also not published until the 7 October attack was under way.

From BBC

We saw shocking images of Hamas fighters riding motorbikes through holes cut in Gaza's perimeter fence, paragliding into southern Israel, storming heavily fortified military bases and filming themselves in the gardens of overrun kibbutzim.

From BBC

After completing paragliding training in France, the 61-year-old said he had been training "for a few years" in speed flying, describing it as a "very delicate and beautiful sport".

From BBC

What about paragliding off the top of that rock face, too?

From BBC