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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)
parachuted, parachuting.
- to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute.
verb (used without object)
parachuted, parachuting.
- to descend by parachute.
parachute
/ ˈæəˌʃː /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ˌܳپ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- 貹a·ܳi adjective
- 貹a·ܳi 貹a·ܳe noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parachute1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parachute1
C18: from French, from para- ² + chute fall
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Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said.
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He deployed his reserve parachute before experiencing another area of turbulent wind.
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Premier League parachute payments have often been accused of distorting competition in the Championship.
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Some are veterans parachuting in for their final stops.
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They were tasked with parachuting into Pacific Northwest forests to fight wildfires ignited by Japanese balloon bombs launched into North America from across the Pacific Ocean.
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