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 Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Beginners must log at least 50 skydives or parachute jumps, and take a six-hour First Jump Course, while those wanting a deeper dive (pun intended) can opt for an intensive three-day course.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
During the Berlin Airlift, American pilots parachuted 23 tons of candy to the Germans below.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
New Shepard's first stage came back to Earth for a vertical, powered landing about 8 minutes after launch, and the autonomous vehicle's capsule followed suit several minutes later, touching down under parachutes in the Texas desert.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Beginners must log at least 50 skydives or parachute jumps, and take a six-hour First Jump Course, while those wanting a deeper dive (pun intended) can opt for an intensive three-day course.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The kirigami parachute largely addresses these concerns.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
During the Berlin Airlift, American pilots parachuted 23 tons of candy to the Germans below.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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