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Parachute Definition And Meaning
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.

Parachute Definition And Meaning

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

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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