parapentenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpær.ə.pɒnt/us/ˈper.ə.pɑːnt/Australian Englishthe sport of jumping off a cliff or hill with a sheet-like parachute to control the direction and speed of landing
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Air sports
- base jumping
- glide
- gliding
- hang-glider
- parachute
- paragliding
- parascending
- skydiving