Parachute - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpærəʃuːt|  American pronunciation of the word parachute
Brit.  |ˈpærəʃuːt|  British pronunciation of the word parachute

noun

- rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall (syn: chute)

verb

- jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute (syn: chute, jump)

Extra examples

The pilot was wearing a parachute.

The supplies were dropped by parachute.

The soldiers parachuted in and quickly hid their gear.

New troops parachuted into enemy territory.

We will parachute supplies in after you arrive.

New troops were parachuted into enemy territory.

They parachuted into Vietnam in 1968.

Supplies have been parachuted into the area.

Wait several seconds before deploying the parachute.

The parachute failed to deploy properly.

The pilot plummeted towards the earth until his parachute opened.

Disaster struck when two men were killed during their parachute jumps.

He fell 2000 metres through the air without a parachute.

Douglas made his first 10,000 foot parachute jump yesterday.

His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: parachute
he/she/it: parachutes
present participle: parachuting
past tense: parachuted
past participle: parachuted
noun
singular: parachute
plural: parachutes
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