—parachute /ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/ aep /ˈper-/
noun [C]
► B2 a piece of equipment made of a large piece of special cloth that is fastened to someone or something that is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make them fall slowly and safely to the groundThesaurus+: ↑Balloons and parachutes• • •
Extra Examples:» a parachute harness» Airborne troops were dropped by parachute behind enemy lines.» For whatever reason his parachute failed to open.» She's agreed to do a parachute jump for charity.» There was a large tear in his parachute.verb ↑Verb Endings for parachute
F0 [I usually + adv/prep] to jump from an aircraft using a parachute:
» The plan is to parachute into the town.Thesaurus+: ↑Air sportsThesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and droppingF0 [T usually + adv/prep] to drop someone or something from an aircraft by parachute:
» [often passive] Thousands of leaflets were parachuted behind enemy lines.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and dropping