parachute
Example Sentences
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“You need a parachute before jumping,” he said.
Frenchman Nancy - parachuted in from Columbus Crew in MLS without any managerial experience in Europe - was calm in the aftermath.
From BBC
The show has included the usual mix of potentially terrifying or revolting trials for the celebrities, including parachuting into the jungle, crawling through stinky slime and encountering creatures including crocodiles.
From BBC
The authors add that bringing spacecraft and space stations safely back to Earth for reuse would require better recovery systems, including technologies such as parachutes and airbags.
From Science Daily
Thousands of flights were delayed and canceled in the days after the restrictions began, alongside restrictions put in place on private-jet flights, commercial space launches and parachute operations.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
