ALL meanings of parachute
par·a·chute
P p - noun parachute a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall. 1
- noun parachute parachute brake. 1
- noun parachute Horology. a shockproofing device for the balance staff of a watch, consisting of a yielding, springlike support for the bearing at either end. 1
- noun parachute Informal. the aggregate of benefits, as severance pay or vacation pay, given an employee who is dismissed from a company. golden parachute. 1
- verb with object parachute to drop or land (troops, equipment, supplies, etc.) by parachute. 1
- verb without object parachute to descend by parachute. 1
- noun parachute fabric safety apparatus 1
- intransitive verb parachute land by parachute 1
- intransitive verb parachute drop by parachute 1
- noun parachute a device used to retard the fall of a man or package from an aircraft, consisting of a large fabric canopy connected to a harness 0
- noun parachute (as modifier) 0
- verb parachute (of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft 0
- verb parachute (in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency 0
- noun parachute a cloth contrivance usually shaped like an umbrella when expanded, and used to retard the falling speed of a person or thing dropping from an airplane, etc.: it is generally carried folded in a pack, from which it is released by a rip cord or other device 0
- noun parachute something shaped like or having the effect of a parachute 0
- noun parachute patagium (sense 1) 0
- verb transitive parachute to drop or descend by parachute 0
- countable noun parachute A parachute is a device which enables a person to jump from an aircraft and float safely to the ground. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth attached to your body by strings. 0
- verb parachute If a person parachutes or someone parachutes them somewhere, they jump from an aircraft using a parachute. 0
- verb parachute To parachute something somewhere means to drop it somewhere by parachute. 0
- verb parachute If a person parachutes into an organization or if they are parachuted into it, they are brought in suddenly in order to help it. 0