parachute

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One of them, Andrew Barry, said he would also resign from the party in a row over other candidates being "parachuted in" to his area.

From BBC

Once that stage is complete, parachutes will slow the spacecraft before it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

From Barron's

The capsule is designed to land under parachutes in the Pacific Ocean, not far from San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once that stage is complete, powerful parachutes will slow the spacecraft, which will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

From Barron's

In the early 1990s, he got into parasailing, strapping tourists into parachutes and towing them behind a speed boat.

From The Wall Street Journal