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| par·a·chute [ párrə sht ] |
noun (plural par·a·chutes) |
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1. canopy for slowing fall from aircraft: a device consisting of a canopy attached to a harness that is used to slow the speed at which a person or object drops from an aircraft
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2. zoology
Same as patagium (sense 1)
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle par·a·chut·ed, present participle par·a·chut·ing, 3rd person present singular par·a·chutes) |
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drop by parachute: to drop from an aircraft by parachute, or allow somebody or something to drop in this way
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| [Late 18th century. < French, "protection against a fall" < chute "a fall"] |
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  par·a·chut·ist noun |
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