parajuten.

Brit.

/ˈparədʒuːt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌdʒut/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: parachute n.

Etymology: Alteration of parachute n., after jute n.¹

Now historical.

A parachute made of jute, used by the British Army in India and Burma (now also called Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939–45) for dropping supplies.Invented by Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) William Slim.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > parachute > [noun] > types of parachute

drogue1919

free parachute1920

parachute1942

ribbon chute1945

ribbon parachute1946

parasheet1951

parajute1956

parasail1962

paraglider1971

paraflight1980

paramotor1993

1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 225 In a month we had a parajute that was eighty-five per cent as efficient and reliable as the most elaborate parachute. It was made entirely of jute.

1973 J. Lucas Big Umbrella x. 108 The parajutes were not intended for man-carrying, but about 100,000 of them were used for supply-dropping in the Burma campaign.

1992 Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. Benthall arranged with all the jute mills of Bengal to make some 200,000 ‘parajutes’ in two months.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parajute
释义	parajuten. Brit. /ˈparədʒuːt/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌdʒut/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: parachute n. Etymology: Alteration of parachute n., after jute n.¹ Now historical. A parachute made of jute, used by the British Army in India and Burma (now also called Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939–45) for dropping supplies.Invented by Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) William Slim. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > parachute > [noun] > types of parachute drogue1919 free parachute1920 parachute1942 ribbon chute1945 ribbon parachute1946 parasheet1951 parajute1956 parasail1962 paraglider1971 paraflight1980 paramotor1993 1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 225 In a month we had a parajute that was eighty-five per cent as efficient and reliable as the most elaborate parachute. It was made entirely of jute. 1973 J. Lucas Big Umbrella x. 108 The parajutes were not intended for man-carrying, but about 100,000 of them were used for supply-dropping in the Burma campaign. 1992 Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. Benthall arranged with all the jute mills of Bengal to make some 200,000 ‘parajutes’ in two months. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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