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US/ˈper.ə.ʃuːt/
UK/ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/
a large piece of cloth fixed to your body that opens to let you fall slowly from a plane
In context
His parachute opened just a few seconds after he jumped.
Supplies were dropped by parachute to the flooded villages.
She did her first parachute jump to raise money for charity.
Words that go with parachute
noun + noun
- parachute jumpMy uncle did a parachute jump on his 60th birthday.
- parachute trainingSoldiers spend several weeks on parachute training.
- parachute dropThe army made a parachute drop of food and medicine.
- parachute harnessCheck that your parachute harness is tight before you board the plane.
adjective + noun
- golden parachuteThe CEO left with a golden parachute worth millions.