Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

    Gleitschirmfliegen, Paragliding, Paragleiten

    парапланери́змparaplanerízm, парагла́йдингparaglájding

    gliding in a parasail

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

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom decided that it would be fun to try paragliding.

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  2. It's dangerous to go paragliding in windy conditions.

    ruОпасно летать на параплане в ветреную погоду.

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  3. Thanks to my ten years of experience as an amateur, I now wish to become a paragliding instructor.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the sport of gliding with a paraglider:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the sport of gliding with a paraglider:

Origin

From paraglider.

From paraglider.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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