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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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“We must parachute into Europe,” she wrote before setting out, “like a mother breaking into a burning house to rescue her children.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Your parachute should have no holes in it when you finally jump.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

During World War Two, the RAF's No.620 Squadron's fleet used the base for airborne forces operations which included parachute drops of troops and supplies and towing Airspeed Horsa assault gliders.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

I slow to a stop and catch the parachute in midair.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day