parachute

Definition of Parachute in English :

see synonyms of parachute

Noun

1. chute, parachute

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

chute

Verb

2. chute, jump, parachute

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

chute
jump

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Parachute

see synonyms of parachute

noun

1.

a.

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

b.

(as modifier)

parachute troops

. Sometimes shortened to: chute See also brake parachute

verb

2.

(of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft

3.

(in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency

Parachute

see synonyms of parachute

noun

1.

a cloth contrivance usually shaped like an umbrella when expanded, and used to retard the falling speed of a person or thing dropping from an airplane, etc.: it is generally carried folded in a pack, from which it is released by a rip cord or other device

2.

something shaped like or having the effect of a parachute

3. Zoology

patagium (sense 1)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈparaˌchuted or ˈparaˌchuting

4.

to drop or descend by parachute

Parachute

see synonyms of parachute

n.

1. An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.

2. Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.

v. par·a·chut·ed, par·a·chut·ing, par·a·chutes

v.tr.

To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.

v.intr.

To descend by means of a parachute.

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