paraglidingn.
/ˈparəˌɡlʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌɡlaɪdɪŋ/ The action or sport of using a paraglider: (a) = parasailing n.; (b) the sport of using a wide parachute-like canopy to glide on thermal air currents, from a high launching point to the ground.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > parachuting and hang-gliding > [noun]
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1978 Times 5 Apr. 8/5 Beau Vallon is the island's most visited beach... Enthusiasts use it for sail-boarding, water-skiing, para-gliding, diving and goggling.
1980 J. A. Cuddon Macmillan Dict. Sports & Games 591/3 In para-gliding a performer has several special parachutes, the manipulation of which enables him to glide considerable distances.
1994 Independent on Sunday 6 Feb. 3/1 The Queen..must have been thankful she was not at home to receive the visit of..a 30-year-old American paragliding fanatic, who..is famous for his flying escapades.
2001 Press (Canterbury, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 16 May Paragliding, which involves ‘flying’ a controllable parachute, has a chequered safety record in New Zealand.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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