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para·chute | \ ˈper-ə-ˌshüt 
, ˈpa-rə- \
, ˈpa-rə- \Definition of parachute
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
parachute
verbparachuted; parachuting
Definition of parachute (Entry 2 of 2)
: to convey by means of a parachute
: to descend by means of a parachute
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Noun
parachutic \ ˌper-ə-ˈshü-tik , ˌpa-rə- \ adjective
, ˌpa-rə- \ adjectiveExamples 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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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The firemen completed a static-line jump — meaning their parachutes opened automatically — from about 2,500 feet, a disturbingly low altitude for beginners by today’s standards.
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Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, "California’s 88-year-old skydiver," 30 Jan. 2020 Crew Dragon, meanwhile, re-oriented itself for a splashdown and successfully deployed its four main parachutes.
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Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, "SpaceX rocket explodes after liftoff as planned; Crew Dragon capsule escapes fireball," 19 Jan. 2020 The type of exercise typically includes soldiers jumping from an aircraft and deploying their parachutes.
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Francisco Guzman And Brian Ries, CNN, "A decorated soldier who served eight tours overseas died in a free-fall training exercise in Arizona, Army says," 16 Jan. 2020 Free falling is when parachutists jump from an aircraft and delay opening their parachutes.
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CBS News, "U.S. soldier killed in parachute training exercise in Arizona, Army says," 15 Jan. 2020 His parachute was snagged on a rock, and he was left dangling nearly 600 feet in the air.
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Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "BASE Jumper Rescued After Parachute Got Stuck on the Side of Cliff Roughly 600 Feet Up in the Air," 14 Jan. 2020 His parachute deployed, Smith began a 15,000-foot fall.
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, "Faulty Equipment, Lapsed Training, Repeated Warnings: How a Preventable Disaster Killed Six Marines," 2 Jan. 2020 After more parachute and other systems testing, SpaceX could fly crews sometime in the first half of this year.
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Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, "SpaceX rocket explodes after liftoff as planned; Crew Dragon capsule escapes fireball," 19 Jan. 2020 Those parachutes then need to make sure the return to Earth's surface is equally gentle.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, "SpaceX successfully completes its Dragon abort test [Updated]," 19 Jan. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The Starliner could parachute into its landing site in the New Mexico desert as early as Sunday.
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Arkansas Online, "Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station," 20 Dec. 2019 Although the concept felt somewhat parachuted-in for the Rocket City, each year since thousands of locals enjoyed the floats, beads and partying.
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Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "Huntsville Mardi Gras party to get a little more legit," 9 Jan. 2020 Parties of all stripes have long parachuted high-flyers into winnable seats, none more so perhaps than New Labour, which sent the Miliband brothers of Primrose Hill to South Shields and Doncaster.
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The Economist, "Bagehot Labour still beats the Tories at old-fashioned canvassing," 21 Nov. 2019 The California Highway Patrol tells the Fresno Bee that the 28-year-old woman was parachuting Thursday with a group from the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Skydiver dies after hitting big rig, crashing into highway," 26 Sep. 2019 With the end apparently near, Maddon is absorbing body blows from national pundits who parachute into the Cubs clubhouse a few times a year and pretend to know its pulse.
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Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Joe Maddon, love him or hate him, was always true to himself — and the Cubs," 29 Sep. 2019 The similarities between Wren and Blanchard are clear: both used fireworks to make dazzling displays, and both parachuted dogs from their balloons.
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Rachael Bunyan, Time, "The True Story Behind The Aeronauts," 9 Dec. 2019 Last month Jack and 49 others boarded a transport aeroplane and parachuted onto an island.
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The Economist, "InnovationAsian-tiger governments are steering their economies with a lighter touch," 5 Dec. 2019 The woman was parachuting with about six other people just after 2 p.m. Thursday when the accident occurred in Acampo in the Lodi area, about 35 miles south of Sacramento, California Highway Patrol officer Ruben Jones said at a news conference.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "Skydiver dies after crashing into big-rig trailer and highway in California," 27 Sep. 2019
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More Definitions for parachute
parachute
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of parachute
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things and that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an aircraft
parachute
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of parachute (Entry 2 of 2)
: to jump from an aircraft using a parachute
: to drop (someone or something) from an aircraft using a parachute
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parachute
nounpara·chute | \ ˈper-ə-ˌshüt \
\Kids Definition of parachute
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a piece of equipment usually made of cloth and attached to someone or something for making a safe jump or drop from an airplane
parachute
verbparachuted; parachuting
Kids Definition of parachute (Entry 2 of 2)
: to transport or come down by parachute
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