parachute in English

noun

1

a cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake.

Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on parachutes , then jump by parachute themselves.

verb

1

drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by parachute.

airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport

2

appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy.

an old crony of the CEO was controversially parachuted into the job

noun

chute

verb

chute, jump

Use "parachute" in a sentence

1. Harness, parachute.

2. Her parachute failed to open.

3. Rocket parachute flares (pyrotechnics)

4. Planes dropped supplies by parachute.

5. The parachute caps and altimeters must be wore, and parachute opener must be brought skydiving.

6. The parachute puffed all around.

7. 20 The parachute puffed all around.

8. He's transferring out, your golden parachute.

9. To parachute from an aircraft; eject.

10. What if the parachute doesn't open?

11. How a paraglider a skydiving parachute?

12. There was a large rent in his parachute.

13. Our first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.

14. (e) a parachute flare showing a red light;

15. The pilot was able to parachute to safety.

16. The plan is to parachute into the town.

17. The instructor struggled vainly to open his parachute.

18. The parachute floated gently down to earth.

19. The parachute, the wet suit, the fins...

20. Dear God, this parachute is a knapsack!

21. He was killed when his parachute malfunctioned.

22. It's some retired millionaire living off his golden parachute.

23. Douglas made his first 000 foot parachute jump yesterday.

24. Airborne troops were dropped by parachute behind enemy lines.

25. He died when a parachute jump went tragically wrong.

26. Ready to jump out of plane with no parachute?

27. When the parachute didn't open I just panicked.

28. $119.99 Alife Everybody Mid Parachute - Nylon (grey) S92EVM02

29. Vertical wind tunnels are used to practise for free fall ("indoor skydiving" or "bodyflight"), while virtual reality parachute simulators are used to practise parachute control.

30. Bigot: you beat them unconscious with the parachute.

31. My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.

32. Autogyros lose control, much like a parachute under those circumstances

33. 4 Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.

34. Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.

35. 8 The instructor struggled vainly to open his parachute.

36. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.

37. He's going to do a parachute jump for charity.

38. Hilder Florentina Smith (1890–1977), aerial acrobat and parachute jumper.

39. When his parachute failed he thought he was a goner.

40. There's archery on-site too as well as a simulated parachute jump.

41. Zillow has 25 homes for sale in Battlement Mesa Parachute

42. 29 The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.

43. Disaster was obviated by the opening of the reserve parachute.

44. He fell 2000 metres through the air without a parachute.

45. His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane.

46. 1 The next stage of deceleration was achieved by parachute.

47. 4 Disaster was obviated by the opening of the reserve parachute.

48. Disaster struck when two men were killed during their parachute jumps.

49. Engineer: you make them another parachute out of aisle curtains and dental floss.

50. And then a jumpmaster comes, and he's an experienced NCO in parachute operations.