parachute

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  1. noun An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.
  2. noun Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.
  3. transitive verb To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.
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  • It was the kind of parachute used to drop things from planes In the little canvas bag attached to the parachute were the photographic films that Renny's voice had mentioned while the impossible was happening the night before. —  072 - The Yellow Cloud
  • Again with the standard parachute, the term "parachute landing fall" describes the practical means of contacting the ground: it is a survivable fall, and a significant part of parachute training is learning to accept the shock of landing, and then releasing the parachute so the soldier is not dragged by a wind-filled canopy. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • As it turns out, the parachute is a critical part of your repertoire, considering that you have the ability to deploy it as often and rapidly as you want. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • Steele then deployed the parachute, and the pair began to glide toward the ground. —  NewsObserver.com - Home
  • "The mind is like a parachute-it works only when it is open." —  LearnHub Activities
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  1. French : para(sol), parasol; see parasol + chute, fall; see chute.

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  1. from French parachute = Italian paracaduta, a parachute, from Latin parare, prepare, get ready, in Middle Latin and Roman also guard against, prevent, avoid (see pare, parry), + French chute = Italian caduta, a fall: see chute. The same first element occurs also in parasol, parapet. Cf. Portuguese guardaquedas, a parachute (queda = French chute), of similar literal meaning.
  2. from parachute, n
 

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