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| par·a·pente [ párrə pònt ] (plural par·a·pentes) |
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paraskiing parachute: a modified parachute used for paraskiing and paragliding, with a framework of inflatable tubes that give it a semirigid structure, allowing it to be steered like a hang-glider
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| [Late 20th century. < French< parachute + pente "slope"] |
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