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əˌʃut noun
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, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
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.
a.
the aggregate of benefits, as severance pay or vacation pay, given an employee who is dismissed from a company.
verb (used with object)
5.
to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute.
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Para-chutist
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
verb (used without object)
6.
to descend by parachute.
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parachute (ˈpærəˌʃuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a device used to retard the fall of a man or package from an aircraft, consisting of a large fabric canopy connected to a harness |
| b. See also brake parachute Sometimes shortened to: chute (as modifier): parachute troops | |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft |
| 3. | (in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency |
| [C18: from French, from | |
| 'parachutist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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