parachute

Example Sentences

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Hitting the ground -- even with a parachute -- risks foot, ankle, and leg injuries, the former airman explained.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

We’d jump off the roof of the depot, using an army-surplus blanket as our parachute and letting our legs buckle under us when we hit the ground, like Dad had taught us real parachutists do.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls