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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Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The sessions, which included the singer running in New York’s Central Park strapped to a parachute, were brutal.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Companies are in an arm’s race to parachute AI agents into their workflows that can tackle tasks autonomously and with little human supervision.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The performance was to be part of the ‘Big Ways at the Beach’ skydiving event where experienced parachute teams create large group formations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The sessions, which included the singer running in New York’s Central Park strapped to a parachute, were brutal.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
The skydiver was one of 17 freefall skydivers on board the Cessna 208 aircraft to execute a 16-way formation, which would be filmed by a parachuting camera operator, according to the report.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Companies are in an arm’s race to parachute AI agents into their workflows that can tackle tasks autonomously and with little human supervision.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 19 Dec. 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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