PARAGLIDING

Meaning of PARAGLIDING in English

Pronunciation: ' pa-r ə - ˌ gl ī -di ŋ

Function: noun

Date: 1978

: the recreational sport of soaring from a slope or a cliff using a modified parachute

– para · glide \ - ˌ gl ī d \ intransitive verb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PARAGLIDING — noun Date: 1978 the recreational sport of soaring from a slope or a cliff using a modified parachute, paraglide intransitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAGLIDING — ˈparəˌ noun ( -s ) Etymology: para- (as in parachute (I)) + gliding , from gerund of glide (I) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAGLIDING — n. gliding through the air using parachutes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARAGLIDING — noun Date: 1978 : the recreational sport of soaring from a slope or a cliff using a modified parachute • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAGLIDING — sport of flying parachutes with design modifications that enhance their gliding capabilities. Unlike hang gliders, their close relations, paragliders have …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAGLIDING — / ˈpærəglaɪdɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] a sport in which you wear a special structure like a parachute …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGLIDING — par ‧ a ‧ glid ‧ ing /ˈpærəˌɡlaɪdɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a sport in which you jump off a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARAGLIDING — see paraglide
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGLIDING — see paraglide
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARAGLIDING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the others had done some paragliding before - I was the only total beginner.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARAGLIDING — [noun] [U] - the sport of jumping out of an aircraft with a special parachute that allows you to travel …
Cambridge English vocab
PARAGLIDING — Параплан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAGLIDER — noun Date: 1944 a modified parachute used for paragliding, a person who paraglides
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAGLIDE — intransitive verb see: paragliding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARGLIDE — intransitive verb see paragliding
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAGLIDE — see paragliding
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAGLIDER — noun Date: 1944 1. : a modified parachute used for paragliding 2. : a person who paraglides
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARASCENDING — ■ noun Brit. the sport or activity of paragliding or parasailing. Derivatives parascend verb parascender noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARAGLIDER — ■ noun a wide canopy resembling a parachute that is attached to a person's body by a harness in order …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLIDING
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAGLIDER — / ˈpærəglaɪdə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a structure consisting of a big thin piece of cloth like a parachute , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA- — para- /pærə/ BrE AmE prefix [ Sense 1-3: Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from para 'beside' ] [ Sense …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARAGLIDER — ( paragliders) 1. A paraglider is a special type of parachute that you use for paragliding. N-COUNT 2. A paraglider …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGLIDE — ( paraglides, paragliding, paraglided) If a person paraglides , they jump from an aircraft or off a hill or tall …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAGLIDER — (~s) 1. A ~ is a special type of parachute that you use for paragliding. N-COUNT 2. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARAGLIDE — (~s, paragliding, ~d) If a person ~s, they jump from an aircraft or off a hill or tall building while …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAFTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black-water rafting EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After a day on the Great Barrier Reef enjoying …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTRODUCTORY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an introductory course (= for people who have never done a particular subject or activity …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPELESSLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hopelessly wrong ▪ In most cases judges are right, but in a few they are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FREE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) free choice ▪ Students have an entirely free choice of what to study …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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