Parasol (disambiguation)
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A parasol is a type of umbrella made for protection from the sun.
Parasol may also refer to:
In architecture:
- Parasol, a roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun
- Metropol Parasol , an umbrella-like structure in Seville, Spain
In aviation:
- Parasol wing, a wing mounted above and away from an airplane fuselage
- REP Parasol, a French military reconnaissance aircraft of World War I
- Heath Parasol, an American parasol-winged, homebuilt monoplane first flown in 1926
Places:
- Parasol, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement
- Ile Parasol (Parasol Island), British Indian Ocean Territory
- Parasol Rocks, near the island of Huevos, Trinidad and Tobago
Other uses:
- Parasol (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
- The Parasol, a cartoon series of paintings by Francisco Goya
- Parasol Records, a record label
- Parasol (satellite), a French-built Earth observing research satellite
- Parasol mushroom, a fungus
- Parasol Foundation, a charitable organization
- Batalion Parasol, a unit of the Polish Home Army
- Ruth Parasol (born 1967), founder of PartyGaming, the parent company of online poker site PartyPoker.com
See also
- Firmiana simplex, the Chinese parasol tree
- Shaggy parasol, a fungus
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