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Word: Paragliding
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈparəˌɡlʌɪdɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sport in which a wide canopy resembling a parachute is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being lifted to a height.
Short Definition:sport in which wide canopy resembling parachute is attached to person's body by harness
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