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Definitions for Parachute
[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.
[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 . the aggregate of benefits, as severance pay or vacation pay, given an employee who is dismissed from a company. golden parachute.
[5] to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute.
[6] to descend by parachute.
[7] 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 (as modifier ) parachute troops Sometimes shortened to: chute See also brake parachute
[8] (of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft
[9] (in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency
Words related to Parachute
plummet, skip, dive, drop, bound, bounce, surge, take, hop, fall, vault, top, quiver, barge, rattle, pop, hurdle, shake, trip, caper
Words nearby Parachute
parachordal, parachroma, parachromatopsia, parachromatosis, parachronism, parachute, parachute brake, parachute mitral valve, parachute reflex, parachute rigger, parachute spinnaker
Origin of Parachute
1775–85; < French, equivalent to para- para-2 + chute fall; see chute1
Other words from Parachute
par·a·chut·ic , adjective
par·a·chut·ist , par·a·chut·er , noun
Word origin for Parachute
C18: from French, from para- ² + chute fall
Synonyms for Parachute
benefits, buffer, government aid, insurance, level of economic security guaranteed by government, precaution, precautions, preventive measure, protection, protective umbrella, safeguard, safety plug, safety valve, sheet anchor, subsidy