About The Word Parachute

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Parachute

Parachute Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Parachute?
[n] rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
[v] drop from an airplane and descend with a parachute Synonyms | Synonyms for Parachute: chute | sky dive Related Terms | Find terms related to Parachute: bail out | breeches buoy | brolly | buoy | cascade | cataract | chute | collapse | come down | cork jacket | crash | descend | dip down | dive | down | drogue chute | drop | drop down | drop off | ejection capsule | ejection seat | ejector seat | fall | fall down | fall off | go down | go downhill | gravitate | harness | jump | life belt | life buoy | life jacket | life net | life preserver | life raft | life ring | life vest | lifeboat | lifeline | lose altitude | Mae West | nose-dive | pack | parachute jump | pitch | plop | plummet | plump | plunge | plunk | pounce | pounce on | pounce upon | pour down | precipitate | rain | rubber dinghy | safety belt | shroud lines | skin-dive | sky dive | sky-dive | sound | stoop | swoop | swoop down | take a header | trend downward | umbrella | vent | water wings See Also | bound | canopy | come down | descend | dive | drogue | drogue chute | drogue parachute | fall | glide | go down | harness | jump | leap | parasail | plunge | plunk | rescue equipment | ripcord | shroud | spring | static line Parachute In Webster's Dictionary \Par"a*chute\, n. [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard +
chute a fall. See {Parry}, and {Chute}, {Chance}.]
1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by
means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or
any eminence.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the
legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo,
and phalangister.
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