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para- prefix3.
[from PARA(CHUTE noun.]
Forming nouns with the senses 'dropped by parachute', 'trained or equipped for descending by parachute', etc.
parabrake noun a parachute which can be opened behind an aircraft to act as a brake M20.
paradoctor noun a doctor who is dropped by parachute to patients in remote areas M20.
paradrop noun & verb (a) noun a dropping of personnel or supplies by parachute; (b) verb trans. drop (such items) by parachute: M20.
parafoil noun a fabric structure designed to function as both a parachute and an aerofoil, providing lift that enables the wearer to glide M20.
paraglider noun (a) a large structure like a kite, composed of two flexible triangular sections joined side by side, and designed to glide with a passive load or with a pilot to control its flight; (b) a wide parachute-like canopy which allows a person to soar to a height or glide to the ground on thermal air-currents: M20.
paragliding noun the action or sport of gliding in a paraglider L20.
parajump noun a descent by parachute L20.
parakite noun (a) Hist. a large kite designed to be inflated by the wind like a parachute; (b) a kite in the form of a parachute that is towed by a car, motor boat, etc.: L19.
parakiting noun the sport of soaring while harnessed to a parakite L20.
para'motor noun (US proprietary name for) a motorized steerable parachute, powered by a motor and propeller strapped to the pilot's back L20.
parapack noun a pack dropped by parachute M20.
paraplane noun a pair of fabric wings attached to a rigid framework which a parachutist can wear to allow gliding M20.
para-rescue noun a rescue carried out by a parachutist; usu. attrib.: M20.
paraski adjective (a) (of a parachutist) trained to ski from the landing-place; (b) designating a sport in which skiers ski from a place to which they have dropped by parachute: M20.
paraskier noun a paraski trooper M20.
parawing noun a form of parachute with a flat inflatable wing in place of the usual umbrella, to give greater manoeuvrability M20.