paragliding

This term describes both the organized sport and the physical act of flight using a foot-launched glider. It carries a strong connotation of adventure, leisure, and outdoor recreation, often associated with mountainous terrain and extreme sports.

While it shares similarities with skydiving, paragliding is distinct in its focus on sustained flight and the use of thermal currents to maintain altitude rather than a rapid free-fall. As a noun referring to the activity or sport, it is an uncountable mass noun and does not have a plural form.