parascendingn.
/ˈparəˌsɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌsɛndɪŋ/ A sport in which a parachutist is towed behind a vehicle or boat to gain height before release for a conventional parachute descent, usually towards a predetermined target area.
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1968 Sunday Mirror 2 June 11/1 The newest air sport is parascending... Parachutist Keith Wilson..was towed at the end of a rope by a Land-Rover..until he was 150 ft up in the air. Then he let go the tow-rope and sailed back to earth, managing, as you see in the picture on the right to avoid a bed of daisies. That's parascending.
1973 J. Lucas Big Umbrella xiii. 137 The advent of multiple aerofoil parachutes has led to a challenging new kind of fun-jumping—parascending, which is enjoying increasing popularity among children as well as adults. Parascending is practised at sea as well as on land.
1994 New Scientist 15 Oct. (Future Suppl.) 27/3 Hang-gliding, parascending, potholing have all shifted from being sports for the mad few to recreations for the careful many.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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