Parasol (disambiguation)

A parasol is a type of umbrella made for protection from the sun.

Parasol may also refer to:

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

People

• Ruth Parasol (born 1967), founder of PartyGaming, the parent company of online poker site PartyPoker.com

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

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Parasol (band), South Korean rock band
• Parasol (film), a 2015 Belgian film
• Parasol Records, a record label
• The Parasol, a cartoon series of paintings by Francisco Goya
• Parasoul, a playable character in the 2D fighting game Skullgirls

Aviation

• Heath Parasol, an American parasol-winged, homebuilt monoplane first flown in 1926
• Nieuport-Macchi Parasol, an Italian artillery observation aircraft of World War I
• Parasol wing, a wing mounted above and away from an airplane fuselage
• REP Parasol, a French military reconnaissance aircraft of World War I

Biology

• Firmiana simplex, the Chinese parasol tree
• Parasol mushroom, a fungus
• Shaggy parasol, a fungus

Organizations

• Battalion Parasol, a unit of the Polish Home Army

Other uses

• Parasol (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
• Parasol (satellite), a French-built Earth-observing research satellite