Definitions For Paraglider
Noun
PARAGLIDER (plural PARAGLIDERs) One who paraglides. A lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure, wherein the pilot sits in a harness suspended below a hollow fabric wing whose shape is formed by its suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside. The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness. The wing used for paragliding, which can be separated from the harness.Synonyms
{{qualifier, one who paraglides}}: paraglider pilot, pilotDerived terms
paraglidingTranslations
Catalan: parapentista, m, f Finnish: varjoliitäjä French: parapentiste, m, f Galician: parapentista, m, f German: Paraglider, m, Paragliderin, f, Gleitschirmflieger, m, Gleitschirmfliegerin, f Hungarian: siklóernyős Italian: parapendista, m, f Portuguese: parapentista, m, f Russian: парапланери́ст, m, парапланери́стка, f Spanish: parapentista, m, f Swedish: skärmflygare, c Catalan: parapent, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 滑翔傘, sc=Hani, 滑翔伞, tr=huáxiángsǎn, sc=Hani Finnish: varjoliidin French: parapente, m Galician: parapente, m German: Gleitschirm, m, Paraglider, m, Paragleiter, m {{q, Austria}}, Gleitsegel, n Hungarian: siklóernyő Italian: parapendio, m Japanese: パラグライダー (paraguraidā, sc=Jpan) Korean: 패러글라이더, sc=Kore Portuguese: parapente, m Russian: парапла́н, m, парагла́йдер, m, tr=paraglájdɛr Spanish: parapente, m Swedish: flygskärm, c Finnish: varjoliidin French: aile, f, voile, f Hungarian: {{t+check, hu, vitorla}} Russian: крыло́, n, ку́пол, mIs Paraglider a Scrabble Word?
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Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17
The word Paraglider is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends