Parakite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parakite \Par"a*kite`\, n. [Para- + kite.]
     A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem,
     used for attaining great heights and for sending up
     instruments for meteorological observations or a man for
     military reconnaissance; also, a kite of such a train.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]