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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June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
Reckoning has received a lot of attention for its stunts – Tom Cruise hanging off a biplane, for instance, and a burning parachute sequence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 15 June 2025
The traps parachuted down to Earth, and inside them the scientists found bacteria and fungi.
—Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
An experienced skydiver died Saturday after her main parachute collided with another jumper's gear, and her emergency chute failed to deploy, authorities said.
—June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
Reckoning has received a lot of attention for its stunts – Tom Cruise hanging off a biplane, for instance, and a burning parachute sequence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Verb
Other aerial events still took place, including a drop of the U.S. Army Golden Knights with at least eight troops parachuting in and landing behind the main riser as troops marched down Constitution Avenue.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 15 June 2025
The traps parachuted down to Earth, and inside them the scientists found bacteria and fungi.
—Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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