parachute
/ˈpæɹəʃut/noun, verb3 syllables
Parachute means: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
Synonyms for parachute3
noun, as in rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
chute
verb, as in jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
What does parachute mean?2
verb
1
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
noun
1
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Parachute in a sentence
- Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.AlanF_US
- People without principles are like a broken parachute: unpredictable, untrustworthy, useless.Miktsoanit
- Valentina became interested in parachute jumping when she was young.Hybrid
- The pilot jumped from the plane with his parachute right before the plane crashed.rafaeldejesus8199
- The mind is like a parachute: it only works when you open it.Miktsoanit
- What will happen if I don't pull the parachute ring?AlanF_US
- Where's the parachute? I thought you said pair of shoes!Evermint_Fox
- He was going to do a parachute jump, but he panicked at the last minute.honestlang
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of parachute
as a noun
- plural
- parachutes
as a verb
- past tense
- parachuted
- present participle
- parachuting
- third-person singular
- parachutes
- past participle
- parachuted