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parasailing

parasailing noun: a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail. Also the present participle and gerund of parasail.

parasailing: a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to...
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Noun

parasailing (uncountable)

  1. A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.

Also used as

parasailing is also the present participle and gerund of parasail.

parasailing meaning in Malay

parasailing in Malay

recreational activity
paralayar

Synonyms of parasailing

Questions about parasailing

What does parasailing mean?
Parasailing means a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.
What is parasailing in Malay?
Parasailing in Malay is paralayar. See Parasailing meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is parasailing?
Parasailing is a noun.

Words near parasailing in the dictionary

  1. parasagittally
  2. parasail
  3. parasailed
  4. parasailer
  5. parasailers
  6. parasailing
  7. parasailor
  8. parasailors
  9. parasails
  10. Parasan
  11. parasang

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