SINCE 1828
parachute
noun
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
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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Other Words from parachute
Noun
parachutic
\ ˌper-ə-ˈshü-tik
, ˌpa-rə- \
adjective
, ˌpa-rə- \
adjective
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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The rapper once again shed his beloved skinny jeans for pants with parachute-like proportions, this time in a shade of blinding neon yellow. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Offset, the Rapper, Goes Raver at Paris Fashion Week Men's," 15 Jan. 2019 Gigi Hadid donned a fitted floral jumpsuit with a coordinating parachute by Mary Katrantzou on the Victoria's Secret 2018 runway last night, but that wasn't the end of her moment with a slim silhouette. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Gigi Hadid Won the Victoria's Secret After Party Red Carpet," 9 Nov. 2018 In a 2016 protest, some 200 activists operating under a collective named Decolonize This Place, temporarily shrouded the statue with a black parachute. — Holland Cotter, New York Times, "Half-Measures Won’t Erase the Painful Past of Our Monuments," 12 Jan. 2018 Multiple GoPro cameras mounted on the test module monitored the deployment of the two parachutes. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, "The Largest Parachute Ever Built for Mars Aces Its First Test," 16 May 2018 Only the parachute test will be livestreamed, with coverage beginning at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on the Ustream page for NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, "NASA Will Launch 2 Rockets to Test a Mars Parachute and Track 'Nanoflares'," 6 Sep. 2018 Huts have been built in heavy rain, wind and, earlier on, with materials thrown from fixed-wing aircraft with parachutes. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "A new hut with dramatic views rose up this summer in Alaska’s Hatcher Pass backcountry," 8 July 2018 The plane came equipped with a special parachute which, should the aircraft lose control, would carry the entire plane down to safety. — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, "Angelina Jolie Wows Viewers as She Expertly Pilots a Plane Over Namibia," 19 Apr. 2018 The parachute is the prevailing standard of care for jumping out of planes mid-flight. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Study Shows Parachutes Are Totally Worthless," 17 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sadie Stanley is parachuting her way into the spotlight as Kim Possible in the live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "13 Fun Facts About "Kim Possible" Star Sadie Stanley That’ll Make Her Your New Celeb Obsession," 8 Feb. 2019 The weapon could be carried via a special backpack harness, towed across a snowy landscape, or parachuted into enemy territory. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Military Once Had Nukes That Could Fit in a Backpack," 14 Jan. 2019 But a journalist who parachutes into the Sixth District, expecting to write about tax policy or health care, soon ends up pondering stranger questions: Is civility simply outmoded in 2018, the equivalent of bringing a flintlock musket to a gunfight? — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "A House Majority by ‘Any Means Necessary’," 19 Oct. 2018 Due to the isolated location, the response from firefighting crews has been slow, but ground crews are hiking to the locations and some firefighters are parachuting in to fight the Numa Ridge Fire. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Glacier National Park Wildfires Force Evacuations," 13 Aug. 2018 But there was always something separating us, the international kids who had been parachuted into this country for a few years, from that street life. — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, "A Love Letter to Nasi Goreng, Jakarta's Street Food Staple," 1 Oct. 2018 Good thing that Wood is used to parachuting into unexpected conditions and improvising. — Phuc Pham, WIRED, "When Fornite's Biggest Stars Congregated Under the LA Sun," 17 June 2018 Democratic lawyer Marc Elias has parachuted in to run Senator Nelson’s vote-counting, and Mr. Elias is making much of the oddity that 24,000 ballots in Broward County voted for Governor but not Senate. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Broward County Senate Steal?," 9 Nov. 2018 Cole parachuted, and he and other Raiders were helped to safety by Chinese partisans. — Dan Sewell, Fox News, "Historic WWII raid lives on with Doolittle survivor, now 103," 22 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'parachute.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for parachute
parachute
noun
English 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
See the full definition for parachute in the English Language Learners Dictionary
parachute
noun
para·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
verb
parachuted;
parachuting
Kids Definition of parachute (Entry 2 of 2)
: to transport or come down by parachute
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