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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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“I was a jump master who became in charge of the parachute troopers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

We can lose one forward bay cover parachute, one drogue, one pilot and one main parachute, and the astronauts will still have a safe landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

The striped parachute wrinkles and deflates in my hands.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day




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