/?per.??ɡla?.d?/someone whojumpsout of anaircraftwith aspecialparachutethatallowsthem totravelalonghorizontaldistancebefore theyland:A paragliderdiedafterhittingacragandplummetingto theground.aspecialparachutethatallowsyou totravelalonghorizontaldistancebefore youland:He took off from thefieldin a paraglider.More examples
Astrongwindcaneasilysenda paraglider out ofcontrol.
In 1994, anakedparagliderlandedon theroofof the Palace.
Theworldrecordforflyinga paraglider is more than 460km.
Thepilotissuspendedfrom the paraglider bystronglinesandclippedinto aharnessin asittingposition.
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