parachute
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance…A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
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5 sensesA device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
Fallschirm
парашю́тparašút
парашу́тparašút
A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
Schwungtuch
- rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
Examples
36 sentencesWhere can I buy a parachute?
Minds, like parachutes, work best when they're open.
Tom's parachute didn't open.
ruПарашют Тома не раскрылся. — odexed
Have you ever parachuted before?
Tom parachuted to safety.
ruТом спасся, выбросившись с парашютом. — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chutBorrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
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Forms
plural: parachutes| Singular | parachute |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall:chute