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Noun: parachute  'pa-ru`shoot
  1. Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
    - chute
Verb: parachute  'pa-ru`shoot
  1. Jump from an aeroplane and descend with a parachute
    - chute, jump

Derived forms: parachutes, parachuting, parachuted

See also: parachuting, parachutist

Type of: dive, plunge, plunk, rescue equipment

Encyclopedia: Parachute Parachute, CO Parachute, Colorado

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