Explore Parasail through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like parachute or chute. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Parasail meaning
A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc
Using Parasail
- The main meaning on this page is: A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc
- Useful related words include: parachute, chute.
- In the example corpus, parasail often appears in combinations such as: the parasail, commercial parasail, parasail is.
Context around Parasail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parasail
- In this selection, "parasail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, named, commercial, off, took and behind stand out and add context to how "parasail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include choose to parasail off the and of commercial parasail operators then. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parasail" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parasail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The majority of commercial parasail operators then moved to the 16-gore canopy arrangement. (14 words)
If the boat is powerful enough, two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time. (18 words)
In land-based competition parasailing, the parasail is towed to maximum height behind a 4-wheel drive vehicle. (18 words)
The primary difference between the two is that the parasail is more stable and efficient during the ascent mode when being towed aloft with minimum or zero steering control by the parasailor. (32 words)
In 1963 Jacques-André Istel from Pioneer Parachute Company bought a license from Lemoigne to manufacture and sell the 24-gore ascending-gliding parachute which was trade-named "parasail". (29 words)
The parasail took off and landed right on the beach, towed by a small powerboat whose driver had a Corona in his hand at all times. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
After reaching the summit, some hikers choose to parasail off the peak rather than make the steep descent down Mt. Toubkal.
The parasail took off and landed right on the beach, towed by a small powerboat whose driver had a Corona in his hand at all times.
If the boat is powerful enough, two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time.
In 1963 Jacques-André Istel from Pioneer Parachute Company bought a license from Lemoigne to manufacture and sell the 24-gore ascending-gliding parachute which was trade-named "parasail".
In land-based competition parasailing, the parasail is towed to maximum height behind a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The harness attaches the pilot to the parasail, which is connected to the boat, or land vehicle, by the tow rope.
The majority of commercial parasail operators then moved to the 16-gore canopy arrangement.
The primary difference between the two is that the parasail is more stable and efficient during the ascent mode when being towed aloft with minimum or zero steering control by the parasailor.
Common combinations with parasail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the parasail 4×
- commercial parasail 2×
- parasail is 2×