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parasail
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par·a·sail  (pr-sl)
n.
A special parachute with winglike extensions that lifts a rider in its harness up and through the air when towed by an automobile or motorboat.
intr.v. par·a·sailed, par·a·sail·ing, par·a·sails
To be pulled into the air while harnessed to such a parachute.
[para(chute) + sail.]
para·sailer n.
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Noun1.parasail - parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a carparasail - parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car
chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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Some large parasails can take two to three people as long as the boat has enough power to reach speeds to get them into the air.
Parasailing in Spain by Michael J Lee / Travel, recreation and leisure community
But on July 26, the 55-year-old will blaze through the skies as he parasails from the Humber Bridge to Paull in Yorkshire.
WHEELCHAIR STEVE TAKES TO THE SKIES FOR SIR BOBBY by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The 55-year-old from Kingston Park, Newcastle, will blaze through the skies as he parasails from the Humber Bridge to Paull in Yorkshire.
WHEELS TO WINGS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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