parachute
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It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 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
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
Zubrin’s balloons are dropped from airplanes, helicopters or drones, and fill with air like a parachute, absorbing the sun’s heat to stay buoyant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The crew was able to parachute out in time.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
