[par-uh-shoot] 
noun, verb, -chut⋅ed, -chut⋅ing.| 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. |
| par·a·chute (pār'ə-shōōt') n.
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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