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1. (n.) parachute
a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, etc., to descend slowly from a height, esp. from an aircraft.
2. (v.t.) parachute
to drop or land (troops, supplies, etc.) by parachute.
3. (v.i.) parachute
to descend by parachute.
Etymology: (1775–85; < F, =para-para -2+chute fall; see chute1)
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| Definition of 'parachute' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) parachute, chute
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
2. (verb) chute, parachute, jump
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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1. (noun) parachute
a piece of cloth with long cords, used by sb jumping from an aircraft to float down
His parachute failed to open.; soldiers parachuting into the area
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| Definition of 'parachute' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) parachute
a contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence
2. (noun) parachute
a web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister
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Sense: an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height
They made the descent from the plane by parachute; (
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Afrikaans: valskerm |
Arabic: براشوت، مِظَلَّه |
Bulgarian: парашут |
Brazilian: paraquedas |
Czech: padák, padákem |
German: der Fallschirm; Fallschir |
Danish: faldskærm; faldskærms- |
Greek: αλεξίπτωτο |
Spanish: paracaídas |
Estonian: langevari |
Farsi: چتر نجات |
Finnish: laskuvarjo |
French: (en) parachute |
Hebrew: מִצנָח |
Hindi: हवाई छतरी |
Croatian: padobran |
Hungarian: ejtőernyő |
Indonesian: parasut |
Icelandic: fallhlíf |
Italian: paracadute |
Japanese: パラシュート |
Korean: 낙하산 |
Lithuanian: parašiutas |
Latvian: izpletnis |
Malay: payung terjun |
Dutch: parachute |
Norwegian: fallskjerm |
Polish: spadochron |
Persian: چتر نجات |
Pashto: پاراشوټ |
Portuguese: pára-quedas |
Romanian: paraşută; cu paraşuta |
Russian: парашют |
Slovak: padák; padákom |
Slovenian: padalo |
Serbian: padobran |
Swedish: fallskärm |
Thai: ร่มชูชีพ |
Turkish: paraşüt |
Taiwanese: 降落傘 |
Ukrainian: парашут |
Urdu: پيراشوٹ |
Vietnamese: cái dù |
Chinese: 降落伞 |
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