Definition of "parasail" [parasail]

• 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. (noun)
• To be pulled into the air while harnessed to such a parachute. (verb-intransitive)

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• "HAHO: High Altitude High Opening, which is a more recent technique, in which the conventional parachute becomes more of a steerable glider, sometimes called a "parasail"."
• "Above my head, the parasail canopy displays the Bahamian flag: gold, black, aquamarine."
• "She leans forward, the parasail shirt flapping open to reveal the upper slope of her Alpine breasts."