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Meaning of "parawing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAWING

parawing  [ˈpærəˌwɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAWING

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parawing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rogallo wing

The Rogallo wing is a flexible type of airfoil. In 1948, Gertrude Rogallo, and her husband Francis Rogallo, a NASA engineer, invented a self-inflating flexible wing they called the Parawing, also known after them as the "Rogallo Wing" and flexible wing. NASA considered Rogallo's flexible wing as an alternative recovery system for the Gemini space capsule and for possible use in other spacecraft landings, but the idea was dropped in 1964 in favor of parachutes.

Definition of parawing in the English dictionary

The definition of parawing in the dictionary is a wing-like parachute that can be steered.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAWING


batwing
ˈbætˌwɪŋ
beeswing
ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ
birdwing
ˈbɜːdˌwɪŋ
bitewing
ˈbaɪtˌwɪŋ
bluewing
ˈbluːˌwɪŋ
clearwing
ˈklɪəˌwɪŋ
corkwing
ˈkɔːkˌwɪŋ
forewing
ˈfɔːˌwɪŋ
greenwing
ˈɡriːnˌwɪŋ
gull-wing
ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ
hindwing
ˈhaɪndˌwɪŋ
lacewing
ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ
lapwing
ˈlæpˌwɪŋ
pigeonwing
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌwɪŋ
redwing
ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ
split-wing
ˈsplɪtˌwɪŋ
sweptwing
ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ
underwing
ˈʌndəˌwɪŋ
waxwing
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ
whitewing
ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAWING

paratheses
parathesis
parathion
parathormone
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
parathyroid hormone
paratonic
paratroop
paratroopers
paratroops
paratyphoid
paratyphoid fever
paravail
paravane
paravant
paraxial
parazoa
parazoan
parazoon

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAWING

cawing
detail drawing
drawing
exploded drawing
following
gnawing
isometric drawing
jawing
lawing
life drawing
line drawing
mechanical drawing
outline drawing
pen-and-ink drawing
scale drawing
sepia drawing
technical drawing
thawing
unwithdrawing
wash drawing
working drawing

Synonyms and antonyms of parawing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parawing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAWING

Find out the translation of parawing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parawing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parawing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

parawing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parawing
570 millions of speakers

English

parawing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

parawing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

parawing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

parawing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parawing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

parawing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Parawing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parawing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parawing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

parawing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

parawing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parawing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

parawing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

parawing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेराविंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parawing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parawing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parawing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

parawing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parawing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

parawing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Para Wing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parawing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parawing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parawing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAWING»

The term «parawing» is used very little and occupies the 161.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAWING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parawing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAWING»

Discover the use of parawing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parawing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Investigation of opening characteristics of an all-flexible ...
Wind tunnel tests of opening characteristics of all flexible parawing
Thomas G. Gainer, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, 1969
2
Free-flight investigation of the deployment of a parawing ...
A free-flight investigation of a redio-controlled model of a manned reentry spacecraft with a telescoping rigid parawing as a recovery system was made to evaluate the deployment process and the stability and control characteristics of the ...
Charles E. Libby, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, 1963
3
The Magnificent Book of Kites: Explorations in Design, ...
ln I948 Francis M. Rogallo visualized a device that would combine the aerodynamics of a fixed wing with the flexibility of a parachute and came up with the Parawing.The Parawing, shown in lllus. 3 l 5, was patented and then later marketed as ...
Maxwell Eden, 2002
4
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
Parawing sailing was invented in the early 1980s by a German, Wolf Beringer, and became a new, exciting, and highly maneuverable way to sail on land, all year, on many terrains. The parawing consists of a ram-air inflatable soft-fabric wing ...
David Levinson, Karen Christensen, 1999
5
Parawing: Precision Aerial Delivery Systems
These and other capabilities characterize the Parawing Precision Aerial Delivery System that has been developed and produced by Goodyear Aerospace and successfully tested in cooperation with the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and NASA.
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, 1968
6
Free-flight investigation of the deployment, dynamic ...
An investigation has been conducted to determine the deployment, dynamic stability, and control characteristics of a parawing-rocket booster model using a radio-controlled free-flight technique.
Sanger M. Burk, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, 1963
7
Effects of canopy shape on low-speed aerodynamic ...
A low-speed wind-tunnel investigation was conducted to study effects of wing-canopy shape on the aerodynamic characteristics and spreader-bar load of a 550|swept parawing having large-diameter leading edges and keel.
Delwin R. Croom, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, 1964
8
Some Analysis of Parawing Canopy Behavior During Free Flight ...
An analysis is made of certain parawing data obtained during the deployment of 400 ft2 and 4000 ft2 parawing canopies in free flight at dynamic pressures to 100 psf and altitudes to 20,000 feet.
Dewey L. Clemmons, 1970
9
Free-flight and wind-tunnel studies of deployment of a ...
The deployment characteristics of a 1/8-size dynamically and elastically scaled model of an inflatable parawing suitable for the recovery of an Apollo-type spacecraft were investigated in free flight and in the Langley transonic dynamics ...
Alice T. Ferris, H. Neale Kelly, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968
10
The Rocket Company
"A fictionalized account of the challenges faced by a group of seven investors and their engineering team in developing a low-cost, reusable, Earth-to orbit launch vehicle.
Patrick J. G. Stiennon, David M. Hoerr, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parawing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hang Gliders Could Land Micro Probes On Mars
The landers would then detach from the craft and use a steerable parawing to glide the small-scale probes (known as "microprobes") down to ... «Design & Trend, May 15»
2
Hang Gliders on Mars: Innovative Idea to Land Probes on Red Planet
This illustration shows how the MARSDROP mission concept would land microprobes on Mars using an entry vehicle and parawing glider. «Yahoo News, May 15»
3
Redesigned 'Flying Elephant' nears unmanned cargo test
BlueBird has adopted advanced parawing technology to enable the air system to achieve a speed of up to 45kt (83km/h), with the design also ... «Flightglobal, May 15»
4
The Martian frontier could open up with new mission concepts
To get to the surface, MARSDROP would use an aerodynamic feature called a parawing, which would give it better steering capabilities than ... «Sen, Mar 15»
5
MARSDROP microprobes could expand spacecraft mission …
The stages of the MARSDROP landing architecture are illustrated. The steerable parawing glider is capable of up to 10 minutes of guided flight ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
6
Near-space 'ballooning' could become next space travel trend
To return to Earth, helium is vented from the balloon, then a ParaWing, which is already deployed, takes over the remainder of the descent. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mar 15»
7
The balloons that could fly tourists to the edge of space
To return to Earth, helium is vented from the balloon, then a ParaWing, which is already deployed, takes over the remainder of the descent. «CNN, Mar 15»
8
Flight Brings Us Closer to Balloon-Powered Space Tourism
... variety of manned near-space travel to become even remotely feasible, World View must first prove its parafoil (which it calls the ParaWing) ... «Wired, Mar 15»
9
Space tourism firm wants to float you to the edge of space with a …
Participants will be riding along in an eight-person flight capsule attached to a parawing (which is then attached to the super-balloon). The best ... «Blastr, Feb 15»
10
A Rich Potpourri of Future Mission Concepts
Each MARSdrop spacecraft would include its own atmospheric entry system and a triangular parachute called a parawing to enable gliding to ... «The Planetary Society, Nov 14»

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