paraflyingn.

Brit.

/ˈparəflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌflaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, flying n.

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + flying n. Compare slightly later paraflight n.

A sport or pastime in which participants, kept aloft by a parachute and towed by a fast-moving vehicle, fly over land or (more frequently) water. Cf. parascending n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > parachuting and hang-gliding > [noun] > parascending

parascending1968

parakiting1970

paraflying1978

1978 Telegraph (Brisbane) 5 Oct. 5/2 Tony Coen is pictured right para flying over the Broadwater. Mr Coen harnessed himself to his colorful parachute and then from dry land soared 150 feet into the air as a speedboat took off... He landed back in the same spot after about an hour's flying.

1989 Newsday (Nexis) 25 June 29 Kraft..will take you paraflying over the waters of Shinnecock Bay.

1995 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 21 May 8 There is plenty to do:..para-flying, game fishing, scuba diving and canoeing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paraflying
释义	paraflyingn. Brit. /ˈparəflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌflaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, flying n. Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + flying n. Compare slightly later paraflight n. A sport or pastime in which participants, kept aloft by a parachute and towed by a fast-moving vehicle, fly over land or (more frequently) water. Cf. parascending n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > parachuting and hang-gliding > [noun] > parascending parascending1968 parakiting1970 paraflying1978 1978 Telegraph (Brisbane) 5 Oct. 5/2 Tony Coen is pictured right para flying over the Broadwater. Mr Coen harnessed himself to his colorful parachute and then from dry land soared 150 feet into the air as a speedboat took off... He landed back in the same spot after about an hour's flying. 1989 Newsday (Nexis) 25 June 29 Kraft..will take you paraflying over the waters of Shinnecock Bay. 1995 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 21 May 8 There is plenty to do:..para-flying, game fishing, scuba diving and canoeing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978
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