parachute
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parachute/ˈparəʃuːt/
▶noun a canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from a high position, especially in an aircraft. ▶verb
- 1 drop or cause to drop by parachute.
- 2 appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy.
– derivatives
parachutist noun.
parachutist noun.
– origin C18: from Fr. para- ‘protection against’ + chute ‘fall’.
'parachute' also found in these Oxford entries:
airdrop
- bail
- base jump
- bumbershoot
- canopy
- chute
- drogue parachute
- drop
- drop zone
- golden parachute
- harness
- para-
- paraglider
- paramotor
- parapente
- parasail
- paratroops
- pilot chute
- rigger
- rigging
- ripcord
- riser
- shroud
- skydiving
- sky surfing
- smokejumper
- static line
