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parahawking

parahawking noun: an activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals.

Noun

parahawking (uncountable)

  1. An activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals

Origin of parahawking

From para- + hawking.

Questions about parahawking

What does parahawking mean?
Parahawking means an activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals.
What part of speech is parahawking?
Parahawking is a noun.

Words near parahawking in the dictionary

  1. parahaoma
  2. parahaplogroup
  3. parahaplogroups
  4. parahaploid
  5. parahawk
  6. parahawking
  7. parahawks
  8. parahelion
  9. paraheliotropic
  10. paraheliotropism
  11. paraheliotropisms

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