parachute.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
To introduce into a place using such a device.
The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
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