Meanings
plural paragliders
- One who paraglides.
Synonyms: paraglider pilot, pilot
- A lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure.
- The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
- The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who paraglides.
Translations
Catalan parapentista, parapent
- parapentistaone who paraglides
- parapentequipment
Chinese Mandarin 滑翔傘 /滑翔伞
- 滑翔傘 /滑翔伞 (huáxiángsǎn)equipment
Finnish varjoliitäjä, varjoliidin
- varjoliitäjäone who paraglides
- varjoliidinequipment
- varjoliidinwing
French parapentiste, parapente
- parapentisteone who paraglides
- parapenteequipment
- ailewing
- voilewing
German Paraglider, Paragliderin
- Paragliderone who paraglides
- Paragliderinone who paraglides
- Gleitschirmfliegerone who paraglides
- Gleitschirmfliegerinone who paraglides
- Gleitschirmequipment
- Paragliderequipment
- Paragleiterequipment
- Gleitsegelequipment
Hungarian siklóernyős, siklóernyő
- siklóernyősone who paraglides
- siklóernyőequipment
Italian parapendista, parapendio
- parapendistaone who paraglides
- parapendioequipment
Japanese パラグライダー
- パラグライダー (paraguraidā)equipment
Korean 패러글라이더
- 패러글라이더 (paereogeullaideo)equipment
Polish paralotnia
- paralotniaequipment
Portuguese parapentista, parapente
- parapentistaone who paraglides
- parapenteequipment
Russian парапланери́ст, парапланери́стка
- парапланери́ст (paraplaneríst)one who paraglides
- парапланери́стка (paraplanerístka)one who paraglides
- парапла́н (paraplán)equipment
- парагла́йдер (paraglájdɛr)equipment
- крыло́ (kryló)wing
- ку́пол (kúpol)wing
Spanish parapentista, parapente
- parapentistaone who paraglides
- parapenteequipment
Swedish skärmflygare, flygskärm
- skärmflygareone who paraglides
- flygskärmequipment
Turkish yamaç paraşütçüsü
- yamaç paraşütçüsüone who paraglides
Cite this entry
paraglider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraglider
“paraglider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraglider. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraglider,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraglider.
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