1. A sport in which a person jumps from a high place wearing a specially designed parachute and glides through the air before landing.
Usage: Also called paragliding in English-speaking countries.; The term is borrowed from French and Spanish.
2. The parachute or wing used in the sport of paragliding.
Usage: Refers to the equipment itself rather than the activity.

Examples

• She took up parapente last summer and now flies every weekend.
• The parapente competition attracted athletes from around the world.
• He packed his parapente carefully before heading to the mountain.
• Parapente requires both skill and courage to master.
• The colorful parapentes filled the sky above the valley.
• Learning parapente takes several weeks of professional instruction.