Meaning of "parasail" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PARASAIL

parasail  [ˈpærəˌseɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARASAIL

Parasail is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb parasail in English.

WHAT DOES PARASAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parasailing

Parasailing, also known as parascending or parakiting, is a recreational kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle while attached to a specially designed canopy wing that reminds one of a parachute, known as a parasail wing. The manned kite's moving anchor may be a car, truck, or boat. The harness attaches the pilot to the parasail, which is connected to the boat, or land vehicle, by the tow rope. The vehicle then drives off, carrying the parascender and person into the air. If the boat is powerful enough, two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time. The parascender has little or no control over the parachute. The activity is primarily a fun ride, not to be confused with the sport of paragliding. There are commercial parasailing operations all over the world. Land-based parasailing has also been transformed into a competition sport in Europe. In land-based competition parasailing, the parasail is towed to maximum height behind a 4 wheel drive vehicle. The driver then releases the tow line; the parasailer flies down to a target area in an accuracy competition.

Definition of parasail in the English dictionary

The definition of parasail in the dictionary is to glide through the air on a parachute towed by a boat; to take part in the sport of parasailing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PARASAIL

PRESENT

Present

I parasail

you parasail

he/she/it parasails

we parasail

you parasail

they parasail

Present continuous

I am parasailing

you are parasailing

he/she/it is parasailing

we are parasailing

you are parasailing

they are parasailing

Present perfect

I have parasailed

you have parasailed

he/she/it has parasailed

we have parasailed

you have parasailed

they have parasailed

Present perfect continuous

I have been parasailing

you have been parasailing

he/she/it has been parasailing

we have been parasailing

you have been parasailing

they have been parasailing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I parasailed

you parasailed

he/she/it parasailed

we parasailed

you parasailed

they parasailed

Past continuous

I was parasailing

you were parasailing

he/she/it was parasailing

we were parasailing

you were parasailing

they were parasailing

Past perfect

I had parasailed

you had parasailed

he/she/it had parasailed

we had parasailed

you had parasailed

they had parasailed

Past perfect continuous

I had been parasailing

you had been parasailing

he/she/it had been parasailing

we had been parasailing

you had been parasailing

they had been parasailing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will parasail

you will parasail

he/she/it will parasail

we will parasail

you will parasail

they will parasail

Future continuous

I will be parasailing

you will be parasailing

he/she/it will be parasailing

we will be parasailing

you will be parasailing

they will be parasailing

Future perfect

I will have parasailed

you will have parasailed

he/she/it will have parasailed

we will have parasailed

you will have parasailed

they will have parasailed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been parasailing

you will have been parasailing

he/she/it will have been parasailing

we will have been parasailing

you will have been parasailing

they will have been parasailing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would parasail

you would parasail

he/she/it would parasail

we would parasail

you would parasail

they would parasail

Conditional continuous

I would be parasailing

you would be parasailing

he/she/it would be parasailing

we would be parasailing

you would be parasailing

they would be parasailing

Conditional perfect

I would have parasail

you would have parasail

he/she/it would have parasail

we would have parasail

you would have parasail

they would have parasail

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been parasailing

you would have been parasailing

he/she/it would have been parasailing

we would have been parasailing

you would have been parasailing

they would have been parasailing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you parasail
we let´s parasail
you parasail

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to parasail

Past participle

parasailed

Present Participle

parasailing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF PARASAIL

Find out the translation of parasail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of parasail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parasail» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 滑翔伞
• Translator English - Spanish: parapente
• English: parasail
• Translator English - Hindi: पैरासेल
• Translator English - Arabic: برازيل
• Translator English - Russian: парапарус
• Translator English - Portuguese: parasail
• Translator English - Bengali: parasail
• Translator English - French: parachute ascensionnel
• Translator English - Malay: Parasail
• Translator English - German: Parasailing
• Translator English - Japanese: パラセール
• Translator English - Korean: 패러 세일
• Translator English - Javanese: Parasail
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhảy dù trượt nước
• Translator English - Tamil: parasail
• Translator English - Marathi: पॅरासेल
• Translator English - Turkish: parasail
• Translator English - Italian: andare sul paracadute
• Translator English - Polish: parasail
• Translator English - Ukrainian: парапарус
• Translator English - Romanian: parasail
• Translator English - Greek: parasail
• Translator English - Afrikaans: parasail
• Translator English - Swedish: parasail
• Translator English - Norwegian: parasail

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARASAIL»

Discover the use of parasail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parasail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Parasail

Briefly describes the equipment, techniques, various locations, and personalities involved in hang gliding and parasailing.

Hang Loose Parasail, 2012

Sports web encyclopaedia

Parasail Parasail. Parasailing has really taken off in Key West. Soar above the sights and see the town and all the treasures of the sea. ... www.islandconcierge. com/activities/parasail/parasail.htm 56. Aquarius Parasailing and Tours Siesta Key ...

C. Ashok, 2005

Parachuting at Its Best

He later on created the parasail winch boat. In 1963 the Parachute Pioneer Company began making parasails. J acques-André Istel bought the license from Pierre Lamoigne who made the first parasail to able to manufacture and sell it.

Fred M. Finnegan

Aerospace Technologies of Bell Aircraft Company : A ...

Parasail Stored parachute for descent at flights end Pilot ejection seat \ Crushable landing impact attenuator . - me ~.. ' ~ Momma 2.5.4-a Prototype of Bell's emergency ejection seat with parasail for combat pilots 2.5.4-b Bell's proposal for ...

August A. Cenkner Jr.

Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery from Space

During descent tests, personnel steered the parasail by radio command to operate motors on the capsule that controlled flap angles on the sail and allowed modest control of drift. As the test spacecraft neared the ground, sensors ignited two ...

Roger D. Launius, Dennis R. Jenkins, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012

When the Porch Light's On. . .Stories of People, Popcorn, ...

When they landed, the parasail remained filled with air, and the boat was maneuvered slowly forward until the next flyer was secured, and then, it was full speed ahead. (A bar, capable of carrying weight up to four hundred pounds, allowed as ...

Don Ph D Newbury, 2012

Sail Trim: Theory & Practice

The parasail is a relatively new development which arrived on the market around 2001 and which, on the face of it, seems to have solved some of the long-term basic problems associated with conventional spinnakers. Not surprisingly then ...

Peter Hahne, 2010

Hawaii Travel Adventures

Aloha Parasail, tel. [phone]. Parasail along scenic Waikiki Beach and Ala Moana coastline. Get Wet Hawai`i, tel. [phone]. Parasail along Waikiki Beach and Honolulu coastlines. Waikiki Parasail, tel. [phone]. Parasail 300  ...

John Penisten, 2010

Adventure Guide to Aruba, Bonaire & Cura ao

PARASAIL BONAIRE Kaya Kitara 25, Nikiboko Zuid – moored in Kralendijk % 717-4998; cell 567-0940; fax [phone] www.parasailbonaire.com You may spot this 28-foot custom-built boat leaving from Karel's Bear Bar Pier downtown or ...

Lynne M. Sullivan, 2006

Beaches of the Queensland Coast, Cooktown to Coolangatta: A ...

Great Keppel Island - North Coast GK15-21 PARASAIL, LECKS, SWENSDEN Unpatrolled The northern side of Great Keppel Island faces northwest and extends for 4.5 km from Parasail Beach to Big Peninsula headland. It contains seven ...

Andrew D. Short, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARASAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parasail is used in the context of the following news items.

In Cuba, ready, or not, for the Americans' arrival

High above in a powder-blue sky, a man in a motorized parasail continuously circled the watercraft like a bird of prey. Only this winged wonder ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»

Sunday Conversation: Stephenson finds life's mission in serving …

Stephenson: I love to parasail. I did it in St. Kitts and could do it every day if I had the opportunity. It's a wonderful feeling to see everything ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Jul 15»

Bourne Firefighters Kept Busy With Water Rescues Monday

The calls began with an overturned kayak in Buttermilk Bay at 4:49 PM, followed by a report of parasail in distress off Scraggy Neck at 5:01 PM, ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»

A windsurfer's final quest

Reichelt said he's spent more time kitesurfing in recent years, the variation that uses an overhead parasail to harness the stronger, upper-air ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»

Two Parasailing Accidents Now Under Investigation

The city revoked Perdido Key Parasail's business license after three parasailers were hurt when a line tethering the parasail to the boat ... «WKRG, Jul 15»

Gulf Shores parasailing incident results in injury to woman, 28, girl, 16

People parasail off the shores of Gulf Shores Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (Brian Kelly/[e-mail]). «gulflive.com, Jul 15»

Two Injured in Parasail Accident in Gulf Shores

Police say the winch on the back of the operator's boat malfunctioned, causing the line tethering the parasail to go into a free spin. «WKRG, Jul 15»

Outdoors: July 23-29

Parasail over the Gulf of Mexico with the area's oldest parasail operator. Dry takes-offs and landings for 2-3 people at a time. Information and ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»

2015 USA Special Olympic Team Visits ExplorOcean Newport …

... four energetic boardwalk rides, and its own small marina featuring a 49-passenger semi-submarine, parasail boat rides and Newport Beach ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»

Miami River Jose Marti Park Could Get Big Revamp & Big Art

The sculpture looks like a parasail boat went under the bridge forgetting their passengers. I've never been to this park so it's hard to tell what ... «Curbed Hamptons, Jul 15»