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