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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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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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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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