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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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 July 2025
Noah Tobin, a Navy special warfare boat operator from Valley Center who died in a parachute training accident in Porterville last week, was taken to an Escondido funeral home Monday by a motorcade that covered about 270 miles.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Will and Sam parachute to safety yet the plane crashes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Following their take off from the Chicagoland Skydiving Center, the men ran into each after their parachutes were deployed, the outlets reported.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 July 2025
Noah Tobin, a Navy special warfare boat operator from Valley Center who died in a parachute training accident in Porterville last week, was taken to an Escondido funeral home Monday by a motorcade that covered about 270 miles.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Verb
Just over one year after becoming the youngest driver in F1 history when debuting for Toro Rosso, Verstappen was parachuted into one of Horner’s Red Bull cars, replacing the struggling Daniil Kvyat only four races into the 2016 season.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Will and Sam parachute to safety yet the plane crashes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 30 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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