para·chute
ˈper-ə-ˌshüt 
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
2
: patagium
3
: a device or structure suggestive of a parachute in form, use, or operation
parachuted; parachuting
: to convey by means of a parachute
: to descend by means of a parachute
Examples of parachute in a Sentence
Noun
The pilot was wearing a parachute.
The supplies were dropped by parachute.
Verb
The soldiers parachuted in and quickly hid their gear.
New troops parachuted into enemy territory.
We will parachute supplies in after you arrive.
New troops were parachuted into enemy territory.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This type of mission requires human pilots to put their lives at risk to release dropsondes—sensors dangling from parachutes—that will gather critical atmospheric measurements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
But the idea of parachuting into a writers’ room, dispensing high-level feedback, then moving on to the next?
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
He is also banned from the park during his probation and had to surrender his parachute and harness.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This type of mission requires human pilots to put their lives at risk to release dropsondes—sensors dangling from parachutes—that will gather critical atmospheric measurements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
The concept even included plans for soldiers to parachute in, plant the bomb, and escape (hopefully).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
But the idea of parachuting into a writers’ room, dispensing high-level feedback, then moving on to the next?
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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parachute
1 of 2 noun
para·chute
ˈpar-ə-ˌshüt
1
: a folding umbrella-shaped device of light fabric used especially for making a safe jump from an aircraft
2
: something (as the bunch of hairs on a dandelion seed) that is like a parachute in form, use, or operation
parachute
2 of 2 verb
parachuted; parachuting
: to transport or come down by means of a parachute
parachutist
noun
-ˌshüt-əst
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