英语词汇“parachute troops”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

parachute troops

释义

parachute /parˈə-shoot/

noun

A large fabric umbrella-like canopy, used where resistance to air is needed, esp one strapped to a person jumping from an aircraft, to give a slow descent, also one unfolded at the rear of an aircraft on landing, to assist braking (informal short form chute)
Any structure serving a similar purpose, such as a pappus or a patagium

intransitive verb

To descend by parachute (also figurative)

transitive verb

To take and drop by parachute (also figurative)

ORIGIN: Fr parachute, from Ital para, imperative of parare to ward, from L parāre to prepare, and Fr chute fall

parˈachutist noun

parachute payment parachute payments noun

( football) a sum of money paid by the Premier League to a relegated team to compensate for the expected fall in income in the following season

parachute troops plural noun

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