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parachute
[ par-uh-shoot ]
noun
- a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
- Horology. a shockproofing device for the balance staff of a watch, consisting of a yielding, springlike support for the bearing at either end.
- Informal.
- the aggregate of benefits, as severance pay or vacation pay, given an employee who is dismissed from a company.
verb (used with object)
- to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute.
verb (used without object)
- to descend by parachute.
parachute
/ ˈ±èæ°ùəˌʃ³Ü˳٠/
noun
- a device used to retard the fall of a man or package from an aircraft, consisting of a large fabric canopy connected to a harness
- ( as modifier ) Sometimes shortened tochute See also brake parachute
parachute troops
verb
- (of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft
- (in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è²¹°ù²¹ËŒ³¦³ó³Ü³Ù¾±²õ³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è²¹°ùa·³¦³ó³Ü³Ùi³¦ adjective
- ±è²¹°ùa·³¦³ó³Ü³Ùi²õ³Ù ±è²¹°ùa·³¦³ó³Ü³Ùe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parachute1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parachute1
Example Sentences
It is also equipped with an emergency ballistic parachute to bring the aircraft and passengers down safely.
“A Working Man†opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.
Back at the testing ground, after several laps, the Raybird opens its parachutes and successfully lands in the field.
Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida.
He broke his hand on the tail section, and his parachute failed to open, with the chute catching on the branches of a tree.
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