What is the difference between Paramotor and Paragliding?

The difference between paramotor and paragliding

is that "paramotor" is a steerable parachute powered by a propeller attached to the pilot’s back and "paragliding" is the sport of gliding with a paraglider.

paramotor

paragliding

Noun

  • A steerable parachute powered by a propeller attached to the pilot’s back

Noun

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

Hypernyms

  • hang gliding
  • kite gliding

Verb

  • present participle of paraglide