parachute
🇺🇸
/ˈpærəʃuːt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpærəʃuːt/
noun
R
A cloth device that lets people or objects fall slowly and safely from the air.
The soldier used a parachute to land safely from the plane.
verb
R
To jump from an aircraft using a parachute.
He learned how to parachute from a high plane.
R
To drop someone or something from an aircraft using a parachute.
They used a parachute to drop food to the people below.
R
To bring someone into a job from outside the group.
The company used a parachute to bring in a new manager from another firm.
translation
A cloth device that lets people or objects fall slowly and safely from the air.
To jump from an aircraft using a parachute.; To drop someone or something from an aircraft using a parachute.; To bring someone into a job from outside the group.
Word Forms
Plural
parachutes
Progressive
parachuting
Past
parachuted
Perfect
parachuted
3rd Present
parachutes