parachute

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
verb jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

"A parachute, by all means." — The best British short stories of 1922, Unknown
Parachutes and rail-roads—man-traps and spring-guns! — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
Bits of the parachute too." — A Case in Camera, Oliver Onions

chute

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