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parachute English

Meaning parachute meaning

What does parachute mean?
Definitions in simple English

parachute Noun

— A parachute is something, usually a large piece of fabric, that helps to slow a person or object that is falling. This parachute is made from very light, thin fabric but it is very strong.

parachute Verb

— If you parachute, you jump or fall using a parachute. Parachuting out of an airplane was the most exciting thing I've ever done.

parachute

— noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall — verb (= jump) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Synonyms parachute synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as parachute?

parachute English » English

chute umbrella parasol jump skydive sky dive paratrooper make a parachute jump lifebuoy life preserver leap jumper grip block glide drop by parachute commando brolly bale out bail out aeroplane

Topics parachute topics

What do people use parachute to talk about?
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Jump
Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

Conjugation parachute conjugation

How do you conjugate parachute?

parachute · verb

Examples parachute examples

How do I use parachute in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom wanted to parachute but his family talked him out of it.
Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.
Tom's parachute didn't open.
Don't forget to open your parachute!

Movie subtitles

A parachute. The most compact in the world.
Don't forget your parachute.
You heard the story about the guy whose parachute didn't open, right?
Yesterday, the British landed someone here by parachute.
When you threw that thing out, I thought it was some sort of a toy parachute or something.
Take these to Col. Carter, 503rd Parachute Infantry Headquarters.
Then I'm gonna take off my parachute.
You didn't see me parachute out.
That's nice. The jumper has to fall a far longer distance before his parachute becomes fully opened.
You lucky people. The phenomena known as a Roman Candle in which the parachute leaves the bag but fails to open in time.
Everyone report to the parachute issuing room in half an hour!
Why doesn't he use his parachute?
First, is it proper to send an aviator up without a parachute?
Tonight we'll be dropped by parachute here, 380 miles away.
There's a parachute, if you want it.
A parachute.
They don't even give him a parachute.
If Blackie hadn't opened his parachute so soon, it wouldn't have happened.
Get into your parachute.
Parachute. I jumped from a plane.
We're certain, the bullet found in his body came from a British service revolver. Yesterday, the British landed someone here by parachute.
I wish we had a parachute.
There's a parachute. I just saw it coming down.
Where is that parachute, lady? It's this side of the stone bridge.
Parachute mine!
Not with a parachute.
I got a parachute.
I'm opening the parachute.
I had a great idea: I remove the parachute closets we talked about: in every cabin, the parachute will simply double as a pillow.
But that is your parachute, sir.
Parachute?
Since we can foresee a rather swift landing, all of you are required to take their parachute as soon as possible.
My parachute!
Didn't you see my parachute?
Oh, don't bug me with your parachute, Sir!
Of course, we're short of one parachute.
Parachute.

News and current affairs

In 1966 the secret police made me an offer they thought I couldn't refuse: if I collaborated, they would drop me by parachute over England and arrange for me to study at Oxford.

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