paramedˈic and paramedˈical noun and adjective

(a person) helping doctors or supplementing medical work (see also under para-²)

para-² /par-ə-/

Denoting parachute

parˈabrake noun

A parachute used to help brake an aircraft when it has landed

parˈadoctor noun

A doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas

parˈadrop noun

An airdrop (also transitive verb)

parˈafoil noun

A form of steerable parachute, consisting of air-filled nylon cells

parˈaglider noun

A glider with inflatable wings

parˈagliding noun

The sport of drifting through the air to the ground while wearing a modified type of parachute, after having been towed into the air by, or jumping from, a plane

parˈakiting noun

The sport of soaring suspended from a parachute which is being towed

parˈamedic or paramedˈico noun (pl parˈamedics or paramedˈicos)

A paradoctor (see also under para-¹)

parˈamedic or paramedˈical adjective

parˈasailing noun

A sport similar to paragliding, the participant wearing water-skis and a modified type of parachute, and being towed into the air by a motorboat

parˈascending noun

A sport similar to paragliding, the participant being towed into the wind behind a motor vehicle