"parafoil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parafoils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parafoil (plural parafoils)
  1. A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
    Sense id: en-parafoil-en-noun-tRywGtkE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. The wing or sail of such an apparatus.
    Sense id: en-parafoil-en-noun-c~Hxzv-h

Inflected forms

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