paragliden.
/ˈparəɡlʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌɡlaɪd/ An instance or period of paragliding; the sport or practice of paragliding.
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1987 N.Y. Times 19 July x. 15/1 Summer-brown maidens..greeting the sea voyagers on their windsurfers and water skis, and watching each new Icarus plunge into the waves at the end of his paraglide under the sun.
1995 Independent 13 Dec. (Christmas Suppl.) 11/2 Buy a Christmas voucher..for a tandem paraglide ride in Wales (where you share the paraglide with someone who knows what they're doing for £37).
2001 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 2 Oct. After five abortive attempts, Angela Pitkin finally completed a sponsored paraglide.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
paraglidev.
/ˈparəɡlʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌɡlaɪd/ intransitive. To use a paraglider; to engage in the sport of paragliding.
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1968 Tri-City Herald (Pasco, Washington) 23 June 15/8 (advt.) Just the other day we saw a fellow..paragliding up the Columbia.
1988 Toronto Star 29 Jan. (Sports section) c3/1 What I would really like to do is para-glide off that CN Tower. It would be a great experience drifting down from the top.
1993 Independent 13 Sept. 16/2 People who paraglide use existing wind to jump off mountains, whereas power-jumpers capture enough wind to take off under their own steam.
2000 New Scientist 29 Apr. 21/2 As well as being voted the craziest skier in North America, she rock climbs, paraglides and dabbles in ice climbing and mountain biking.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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