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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
par·a·chute 
[par-uh-shoot] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -chut·ed, -chut·ing.
[par-uh-shoot] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -chut·ed, -chut·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, esp. from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall. |
| 2. | parachute brake. |
| 3. | Horology. a shockproofing device for the balance staff of a watch, consisting of a yielding, springlike support for the bearing at either end. |
| 4. | Informal.
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| 5. | to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute. |
| 6. | to descend by parachute. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| par·a·chute
(pār'ə-shōōt') Pronunciation Key
n.
v. par·a·chut·ed, par·a·chut·ing, par·a·chutes v. tr. To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute. v. intr. To descend by means of a parachute. [French : para(sol), parasol; see parasol + chute, fall; see chute.] par'a·chut'ic adj., par'a·chut'ist, par'a·chut'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
parachute
parachute
1785, from Fr. parachute, lit. "that which protects against a fall," hybrid coined by Fr. aeronaut François Blanchard (1753-1809) from para- "defense against" (from L. parare "prepare") + chute "a fall" (see chute). The verb is attested from 1807.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| parachute | |
noun | |
| 1. | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall |
verb | |
| 1. | jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: chute] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Parachute, CO (town, FIPS 57400) Location: 39.44582 N, 108.05510 W
Population (1990): 658 (405 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Parachute
Par"a*chute\, n. [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]1. 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. (Zo["o]l.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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