parasail

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noun

A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc

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Meanings

nounparasail (plural parasails)

plural parasails

  1. A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc
verbparasail (third-person singular simple present parasails, present participle parasailing, simple past and past participle parasailed)

present singular third person parasails · participle present parasailing · participle past parasailed · past parasailed

  1. To take part in the recreational activity of parasailing.

Origin

From para- + sail.

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APA

parasail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasail

MLA

“parasail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasail.

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