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parasail

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[par-uh-seyl] / ˈpær əˌseɪl /

noun

  1. a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in parasailing.

Etymology

Origin of parasail

para- 3 + sail

Example Sentences

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The family was visiting the Keys from Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and told the captain they could return the next day if the weather was too bad to go up in the parasail.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Expert Tips: Don’t miss the chance to parasail into the resort from the cliff top above.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2018

And she will do this in her motorised paraglider – a flimsy contraption consisting of a seat, a parasail, an engine and little else.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2016

He has a daredevil streak: In the offseason he likes to go to the Caribbean to bungee-jump and parasail.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2012

The ship righted itself and lunged forward again, dragged by the parasail high overhead.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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