parasailingn.

Brit.

/ˈparəˌseɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌseɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, sailing n.¹

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + sailing n.¹ Compare slightly later parasail v., and compare also parasail n., parasailer n.

The sport or activity of gliding through the air wearing a parachute while being towed by a motor boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun]

parachuting1843

parachutism1889

brolly-hopping1934

parasailing1962

parajumping1977

paragliding1978

base jumping1981

parapente1987

1962 Weirton (W. Virginia) Daily Times 27 Nov. 12/2 Rowe, former national water ski champion, delights in para-sailing behind an outboard motorboat.

1965 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 July Spectators saw water ski jumping, water ski-kite flying, parasailing (parachute-type apparatus), bare-foot water skiing and slalom and trick skiing.

1973 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. x. 22/3 Parasailing, which is an offshoot of water-skiing and uses a nylon parachute and a harness attached by a 200-foot line to a motorboat.

1987 Times 14 Jan. 10/8 The Indian Prime Minister donned a parachute and took to the skies in a spur-of-the-moment attempt at ‘parasailing’.

2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 12 May xiii. 7/2 Like soda pop and sports, summer camp has gone extreme. Who needs archery and softball when you can try bungee jumping, parasailing or mountain biking instead?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parasailing
释义	parasailingn. Brit. /ˈparəˌseɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌseɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, sailing n.¹ Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + sailing n.¹ Compare slightly later parasail v., and compare also parasail n., parasailer n. The sport or activity of gliding through the air wearing a parachute while being towed by a motor boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun] parachuting1843 parachutism1889 brolly-hopping1934 parasailing1962 parajumping1977 paragliding1978 base jumping1981 parapente1987 1962 Weirton (W. Virginia) Daily Times 27 Nov. 12/2 Rowe, former national water ski champion, delights in para-sailing behind an outboard motorboat. 1965 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 July Spectators saw water ski jumping, water ski-kite flying, parasailing (parachute-type apparatus), bare-foot water skiing and slalom and trick skiing. 1973 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. x. 22/3 Parasailing, which is an offshoot of water-skiing and uses a nylon parachute and a harness attached by a 200-foot line to a motorboat. 1987 Times 14 Jan. 10/8 The Indian Prime Minister donned a parachute and took to the skies in a spur-of-the-moment attempt at ‘parasailing’. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 12 May xiii. 7/2 Like soda pop and sports, summer camp has gone extreme. Who needs archery and softball when you can try bungee jumping, parasailing or mountain biking instead? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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