para·chute
ˈper-ə-ˌshüt 
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
2
: patagium
3
: a device or structure suggestive of a parachute in form, use, or operation
parachuted; parachuting
: to convey by means of a parachute
: to descend by means of a parachute
Examples of parachute in a Sentence
Noun
The pilot was wearing a parachute.
The supplies were dropped by parachute.
Verb
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.
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Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
So in parachutes Harrison Ford, about as big a name imaginable, to serve as a co-lead of sorts.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Cooper hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000 in cash, and successfully stole the money, disappearing into the night after parachuting from the aircraft.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
And so her backpack, which became available in 1984, wasn’t made of leather or exotic skins but of military-grade black nylon, a material best known for its use in parachutes.
—Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
So in parachutes Harrison Ford, about as big a name imaginable, to serve as a co-lead of sorts.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Basso parachuted over Houston’s NRG stadium to highlight the Season 2 premiere on Netflix's NFL Christmas games.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Cooper hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000 in cash, and successfully stole the money, disappearing into the night after parachuting from the aircraft.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Parachute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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parachute
1 of 2 noun
para·chute
ˈpar-ə-ˌshüt
1
: a folding umbrella-shaped device of light fabric used especially for making a safe jump from an aircraft
2
: something (as the bunch of hairs on a dandelion seed) that is like a parachute in form, use, or operation
parachute
2 of 2 verb
parachuted; parachuting
: to transport or come down by means of a parachute
parachutist
noun
-ˌshüt-əst
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