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parachute

Definition

  • noun: a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things and that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an aircraft
  • noun: a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
  • verb: to jump from an aircraft using a parachute
  • verb: to convey by means of a parachute
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • The soldiers 'parachuted' in and quickly hid their gear.

  • New troops were 'parachuted' into enemy territory.

  • We will 'parachute' supplies in after you arrive.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) what's missing from my dream? Why don't you tell me what's missing from my boyhood dream? I have served my country for decades of unparalleled prosperity and you are my golden parachute. So you are damn well jumping out of the plane with me! I am Galvatron! - What's going on? (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction