paragliding

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paragliding

  • /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ

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From paraglider.

noun

  1. uncountable The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

    Similar: kite gliding

  2. uncountable The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of paraglide

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noun the sport of gliding with a paraglider

Españolparapente
한국어패러글라이딩 paereogeullaiding
日本語パラグライダー paraguraidā
中文滑翔傘 /滑翔伞 huáxiángsǎn
Portuguêsparapente
Françaisparapente
DeutschGleitschirmfliegen, Paragliding, Gleitsegeln
Italianoparapendio
Ελληνικάαλεξίπτωτο πλαγιάς alexíptoto plagiás
Русскийпарапланери́зм paraplanerízm, парагла́йдинг paraglájding

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@misc{paragliding_2026,
  title = {paragliding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paragliding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}