Ma'anar ƙamus na parasailing wani aiki ne na nishaɗi da ake jan mutum a bayan jirgin ruwa yayin da aka haɗa shi da wani nau'in parachute na musamman, wanda aka sani da parasail. Yayin da jirgin ke tafiya gaba, iskar ta kama parasail, ta daga mutum zuwa iska, ta yadda za su fuskanci wani yanayi mai kama da shawagi ko shawagi. Ana makala mutumin a cikin parasail ta hanyar kayan aiki, kuma ana iya sarrafa tsayi da tsawon lokacin jirgin ta hanyar daidaita tsayin towline.