Lexic.us

Definition of Parachute

1. Verb. Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.

2. Noun. Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall.

Definition of Parachute

1. n. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.

Definition of Parachute

1. Noun. (aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object. ¹

2. Verb. To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device. ¹

3. Verb. To be placed in an organisation in a position of seniority without having previous experience there. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parachute

1. [v -CHUTED, -CHUTING, -CHUTES]

Medical Definition of Parachute

1. 1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence. 2. A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister. Parachutist; parachuting. Parachute = verb Origin: F, fr. Paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parachute

parachordal parachordal cartilage parachordal plate parachordals parachors parachroma parachromatosis parachronism parachronisms parachronistic

parachrose parachrysotile parachrysotiles parachurch parachurches parachute (current term) parachute flare parachute flares parachute jumper parachute reflex

parachuted parachutelike parachuter parachuters parachutes parachutic parachuting parachutist

Literary usage of Parachute

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"He repeated his parachute experiment in England on the 2 ist of September 1802. The parachute was dome-shaped, and bore a resemblance to a large umbrella ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"The parachute for a few seconds descended very rapidly but still evenly, until suddenly the upper rim seemed to give way, and the whole apparatus collapsed ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"For a few seconds his fate seemed certain, as the parachute retained the collapsed state in which it had originally ascended, and fell very rapidly. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"On being cut away from the balloon, the parachute descended rapidly, ... It con- bist.il of a large calico parachute packed in an iron hemisphere, ..."

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