Parachuting vs. Paragliding

Parachutingnoun

The sport of jumping with a parachute.

Parachutingnoun

The act or process of descending from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute.

Parachutingnoun

descent with a parachute;

Parachuting

Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For human skydiving, it may involve a phase of more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.

Paraglidingnoun

The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

Paraglidingnoun

The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications.

Paragliding

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'speed bag' suspended below a fabric wing.