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paragliding

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
  • /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kite gliding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hang gliding

2

noun

Meaning 2

The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of paraglide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

gliding in a parasail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parasailing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing

History

Etymology

From paraglider.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: parapent — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑翔傘 /滑翔伞 (huáxiángsǎn) — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Czech: paragliding — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Dutch: parapente — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Esperanto: paraglisado — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Finnish: varjoliito — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • French: parapente — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Galician: parapente — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • German: Gleitschirmfliegen — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • German: Paragliding — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • German: Paragleiten — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • German: Gleitsegeln — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • German: Gleitschirmfliegen — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Greek: αλεξίπτωτο πλαγιάς (alexíptoto plagiás) — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Hungarian: siklóernyőzés — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Indonesian: paralayang — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Italian: parapendio — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Japanese: パラグライダー (paraguraidā) — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Kabuverdianu: parapenti — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Kabuverdianu: parapenti — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Norwegian: paragliding — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Polish: paralotnia — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Polish: paralotniarstwo — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Portuguese: parapente — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Russian: парапланери́зм (paraplanerízm) — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Russian: парагла́йдинг (paraglájding) — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Serbo-Croatian: једрење падобраном — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Serbo-Croatian: jedrenje padobranom — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Slovak: paraglajding — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Slovene: jadralno padalstvo — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Spanish: parapente — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
  • Swedish: skärmflygning — the sport of gliding with a paraglider
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