paramotoring
noun[U]
uk/ˈpær.əˌməʊ.tər.ɪŋ/us/ˈpær.əˌmoʊ.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/thesportofflyingthrough theairwearingapieceofequipmentconsisting of amotorconnectedto aparachute(= alargepieceofcloththat isattachedto thepersonwithstrings):
Heintroducedme to thesportof paramotoring on thetopof ahillin the Cotswolds.
Synonym
powered paragliding
- Weknewnothing about paramotoring before we went to Switzerland.
- They aremembersof aparaglidingand paramotoringclub.
- Known as paramotoring, thesportis different from unpoweredparagliding, whichinvolveslaunchingfrom ahillsideandfloatingoncurrentsofair.
Air sports
- base jumper
- base jumping
- glide
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- parachute
- paraglider
- paragliding
- paramotor
- parapente
- parascending
- powered paraglider
- powered paragliding
- PPG
- skydiver
- skydiving
- slow roll
- wingsuiting