parachute
IPA: pˈɛrʌʃut
noun
- (aviation) 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.
- (zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
- (BDSM) 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.
verb
- (intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
- (transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
- (transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
- (slang) To wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.
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Examples of "parachute" in Sentences
- It had no air bag or golden parachute.
- The parachute will be located in the nose.
- The parachute is heavier than people think.
- Her parachute was found tangled in the fuselage.
- The slider slows and controls the deployment of the parachute.
- Snap the left connector and rotate the reserve parachute to the right.
- Falling off a 700 story building without a parachute is a real Howler.
- A triple bridle made of Kevlar connects the parachute to the backshell.
- Attaching the parachute to the bottom films the parachute during descent.
- The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army.
- Today, a parachute is a drag chute and both crewmen were onboard the aircraft.
- The term parachute almost makes it seem like there's some sort of financial salvation out there for everyone.
- I agree: if a golden parachute is the difference between black and red ink, then the golden parachute oughta go.
- It was called “the belly pack, †because the rest of the soldier†™ s gear was worn below the main parachute pack on the soldier†™ s back.
- Over the years he's developed a technique in which he sketches out his works, then paints them in sections on what he calls parachute paper, a thin but durable substance.
- We will give people t-shirts and parachute men painted gold because McGavick is getting a �golden parachute� with the $4.5 million in stock options he is getting from Safeco Insurance.
- Like most aspects of early hip-hop, these baggy pants were appropriated into mainstream culture, where the term parachute expanded to describe the large amount of fabric used for them.