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Paragliding vs Parasailing - What's the difference?

paragliding | parasailing |

As nouns the difference between paragliding and parasailing

is that paragliding is the sport of gliding with a paraglider while parasailing is a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.

As verbs the difference between paragliding and parasailing

is that paragliding is present participle of lang=en while parasailing is present participle of lang=en.

paragliding

English

(wikipedia paragliding)

Noun

(-)
  • The sport of gliding with a paraglider.
  • The activity of using a paraglider.

    • Hypernyms

    * hang gliding * kite gliding

    Verb

    (head)

    • parasailing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia parasailing) (-)
  • A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail.

    • Synonyms

    * paraflying * parakiting * parascending

    Verb

    (head)
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