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parafoil

parafoil noun: a parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.

Noun

parafoil (plural parafoils)

  1. A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
  2. The wing or sail of such an apparatus.

Forms of parafoil

pluralparafoils

Questions about parafoil

What does parafoil mean?
Parafoil means a parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
What part of speech is parafoil?
Parafoil is a noun.
What is the plural of parafoil?
The plural of parafoil is parafoils.

Words near parafoil in the dictionary

  1. paraflu
  2. paraflutizide
  3. parafluvial
  4. paraflying
  5. parafocal
  6. parafoil
  7. parafoils
  8. parafollicular
  9. paraform
  10. paraformaldehyde
  11. paraformaldehydes

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