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
verb
parachuted; 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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The first known use of parachute was in 1784
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